Northern Lights of Christ with Nic Hartmann - Ep 144

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cynthia introduces you to Nic Hartmann today.  Nic has written a book on concepts such as hygge, koselig, and sisu.  Wonder what these words mean?  And how about how to pronounce them?  Learn along with Cynthia as Nic also connects these nordic practices to the Orthodox Christian faith and its traditions.  Come along for a cozy chat!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/106225/Nic_Hartmann.png" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nic Hartmann is a folklorist, writer, and nonprofit leader based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. By day, he is the director of Family Promise of Linn County, a nonprofit that helps families facing housing crises find stability. By night, he is a knitter, comic artist and writer whose first book, </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Northern Lights of Christ</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, was released in October 2021 through Park End Books. </span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">During and after his graduate studies in folklore, Nic spent many years working as a public folklorist, doing cultural work as an oral historian, educator and content developer. He felt a deeper need to serve people who were struggling, eventually transitioning to social services work during the pandemic. He is interested in the ways that people can use creative strengths to fulfill basic human needs, and how everyday culture and tradition can shape our practices of loving our neighbor. At the same time, Nic has had a lifelong personal interest in the culture and traditions of the Nordic world, which led him to study abroad in Estonia, and ultimately served as a jumping off point for his journey to becoming an Orthodox Christian. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nic and his wife, Jen, have two daughters, and are members of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in