• by Robert P. Jones

    By Published On: March 12, 2024

    Native American racism, then goes even deeper to the historic Christian documents that have infected not only Christian teachings but also have been fundamental principles embedded in laws, policies, decisions, and cultures ever since to the present. His research and documentation are extensive, unnerving, and compelling reading.

  • by Judith Lewis Herman, MD

    By Published On: March 5, 2024

    Herman says every survivor she interviewed or worked with has wished above all for the following: Acknowledgment and vindication, apology and amends. Those 4 things are what justice looks like for the people directly affected.

  • by Sarah Augustine

    By Published On: January 25, 2024

    ince the Doctrine of Discovery undergirded everything about colonialism, its consequences are ongoing.

  • By Published On: January 18, 2024

    The cross, the symbol of the Christian faith, has been the subject of much theological discussion through the ages.

  • By Published On: September 22, 2023

    I had long silently harboured a deep foundational belief that what the Church taught about forgiveness was wrong. My experiences of it being used by various Christian people, as well as the Church, against me to guilt me, reinforced it.

  • By Published On: September 22, 2023

    My hope is that you are interested in changing and evolving in your life. In order to change, we need to know where we came from, what we were originally taught (in religious school or by our parents and teachers), whether it is still applicable today, and what new directions we might want to follow.

  • By Published On: September 16, 2023

    The world is full of people promising ‘instant enlightenment’ or writing self-help books on ‘Happiness Now!’ Some claim to have a hotline to God which no one else possesses, or a special insight which no one else has received. Anyone who claims to know it all, probably knows very little.

  • By Published On: September 11, 2023

    This book will help you examine your beliefs--where they came from, whether they are still applicable today, how they have changed over the years--and decide what new directions you might want to pursue.

  • Reclaiming Scripture as a Handbook for Resisting Tyranny

    By Published On: August 31, 2023

    The Bible has been hijacked. We've all seen examples of sacred scripture being used and abused to justify racism, sexism, reactionary politics, and even violence.

  • Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times

    By Published On: August 31, 2023

    Moss takes the words from our ancient Scriptures and prophetically applies them to our most urgent moral battles and choices; in ways that makes the Bible come alive again.

  • A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Heal the World

    By Published On: August 31, 2023

    We are living in a world divided. Race and ethnicity, caste and color, gender and sexuality, class and education, religion and political party have all become demographic labels that reduce our differences to simplistic categories in which “we” are vehemently against “them.”

  • Queer Icons from LGBTQ Life, Religion and History

    By Published On: August 30, 2023

    Heavenly LGBTQ+ highlights the role of LGBTQ+ people in the Russia-Ukraine war and puts it into a broader context.

  • Using Our Spiritual Gifts to Change the World

    By Published On: August 30, 2023

    Do you feel your spiritual life is dry, ineffectual, and lifeless? Ready for new, life-changing experiences? Take a deep dive into a life-changing book.

  • Tripping Across the Rubble of Old-Time Religion

    By Published On: August 30, 2023

    Why do relatively few people in the burgeoning psychedelic renaissance connect chemically induced  mystical states with their own religious traditions?

  • By Published On: August 25, 2023

    Christians are not widely known for authenticity. You may even feel stifled in the congregation you’ve been part of for years—and you wouldn’t be the only one.

  • Our Politics Made Easy & Ready For Action

    By Published On: August 24, 2023

    It does not matter how Progressive or Lefty you are. One can have a very enjoyable conversation with the most Right-Wing of relatives or friends. It is all about the approach.

  • By Published On: August 12, 2023

    A rock star, atheist, Marxist, world-class theologian, African missionary, and a Greek Orthodox Bishop all in one lifetime? Bishop Themi is a beacon of hope and inspiration to millions of Christians.

  • How religion is about what you do, not what you believe

    By Published On: August 11, 2023

    In Doing Christianity Paul Higginson encourages us, in nine simple steps, to look afresh at the words of Jesus in the Gospel. Jargon-free and full of practical steps you can apply each day, Doing Christianity can help to refresh your faith, deepen your relationships and give you a new sense of hope for the future of the Christian Gospel.

  • The American Methodist Church and the Struggle with White Supremacy

    By Published On: August 10, 2023

    Our Hearts Were Strangely Lukewarm is a trustworthy guide into the church’s troubled history. It’s also a present-day call to action that finds inspiration in those Methodists who stood against the tide and those guiding the church today toward the horizon of racial justice.

  • A Values Revolution in Everyday Life in a Time of Societal Collapse

    By Published On: July 4, 2023

    Are you fed up with an activism that isn’t truly transformative?

  • By Published On: July 4, 2023

    The Psalms are not fluffy poetry read by a Shakespeare actor in tights and a puffy shirt.

  • By Published On: July 4, 2023

    Uneasy about religion but not sure why? A God of Our Invention will make it clear.

  • By Ajay Parasram and Alex Khasnabish

    By Published On: July 4, 2023

    The book offers resources for our best intentions in order to make life easier for exhausted racialized people everywhere -- including a bibliography, an excellent glossary and 10 top principles for thinking about racial politics as a white person.

  • By Published On: June 23, 2023

    A “humane, thoughtful, and intelligent” (The New York Times Book Review) bestselling Biblical scholar reveals why our popular understanding of the Apocalypse is all wrong- and why that matters.

  • A Journalist's Academic Report on LBGTQ and Christianity

    By Published On: May 25, 2023

    The book series provides solid arguments for inclusion of LGBTQ+ Christians in the world’s religious denominations. This book also examines the continuing exodus for those in the LGBTQ+ community and others who have no interest in being included in today’s mainstream churches.

  • A Journalist's Academic Report on LBGTQ and Christianity

    By Published On: May 25, 2023

    In this Book II of the series, Day explores the impacts of critical historical Biblical interpretation and suggests LGBTQ people have been asking the wrong questions about the Bible.

  • The Cure For All Our Woes

    By Published On: May 22, 2023

    These Ageless Wisdom teachings are truths that have been hidden and/or misunderstood by Earth’s humanity for many, many years. Due to our current level of evolution, we are now ready to receive and understand this information.

  • By Miguel de la Torre

    By Published On: May 1, 2023

    Decolonizing Christianity is a hard book to read - but it’s one white Christians should read, especially those of us who claim to be progressive.

  • By Published On: April 26, 2023

    Walking with the Spiritual but Not Religious takes a fresh look at being a spiritual companion for those who self-identify as something other than religious—SBNR, Nones, not religious, agnostics, atheists, people who have experienced something unexplainable, and those who have encountered the paranormal (religious or otherwise).

  • By Published On: April 26, 2023

    Saints and heroes of the LGBTQ community come alive through bold artwork in 'Heavenly Homos, Etc'. by Dutch priest Jan Haen. He paints diverse people of faith, courage, and love who can inspire readers with new models of queer holiness. The clear, concise style packs a whole pantheon of saints into a single user-friendly volume.

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