About the Author: Jean Waight
Jean Waight holds an M.A. in sociology and has worked in communications and community relations. She has written two books: "In Timberline’s Embrace: What An Old Lodge Taught Me about What's Worth Keeping" (2025) and "The River Beyond the Dam: Shooting the Rapids of Progressive Christianity." She lives in Northwest Washington among tall conifers and rhododendrons. Visit her website here https://jeanwaight.com.
A Memoir
A modern, ex-Christian, tree-hugging American woman comes up against a strange wish for church--but only if it could be radically different from what she's known. It would have to be one steeped in women's equality and freedom of thought. Unexpectedly, she finds herself on a journey like a canoe trip. T
A Women’s History Month Essay
When, as an ex-Christian, I became curious about progressive Christianity several years ago, I was thrillingly surprised by what I saw in a church in my town.