Let’s be curious and explore together! If you’re interested in what others on the journey have found inspiring, challenging, and just plain ol’ solid information to acquire, check out the list below.
And the list is growing! If you’ve read a book, taken a class, listened to a podcast, or can point this community in an enlightening direction in any way, please let me know.
Book List – on Faith and Deconstruction
Karen Armstrong – A History of God
Beth Allison Barr – The Making of Biblical Womanhood
Kate Bowler – Everything Happens for a Reason
Katharine C. Bushnell – God’s Word to Women (Thistle Review)
Kristin Kobe Du Mez – Jesus and John Wayne
Thomas Keating – The Foundations for Centering Prayer and the Christian Contemplative Life
Thomas Merton – The Seven Story Mountain
Thomas Merton & Sue Monk Kidd – New Seeds of Contemplation
Thomas Moore – Care of the Soul
Kathleen Norris – The Cloister Walk
Kathleen Norris – Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith
Kathleen Norris – Dakota: A Spiritual Geography
Kathleen Norris – Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer’s Life
Kathleen Norris – The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy and Women’s Work
John O’Donohue – To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Heather Plett – The Art of Holding Space
Jan Richardson – In the Sanctuary of Women (also CLICK HERE to see Jan Richardson’s website)
Richard Rohr – Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer
Richard Rohr – The Universal Christ
Rosemary Radford Ruether – Gaia & God: An Ecofeminist Theology of Earth Healing
Rosemary Radford Ruether – Sexism and God Talk
Mary Hembrow Snyder – Christology of Rosemary Radford Ruether: A Critical Introduction
Matthew Vines – God and the Gay Christian
Gretta Vosper – With or Without God: Why the Way We Live is More Important Than What We Believe
Book List – on Complex PTSD and other Self Help
Dr. Frank Anderson – Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with IFS
Brene Brown – Atlas of the Heart
Brene Brown – The Gifts of Imperfection
Lindsay C. Gibson – Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
Peter A. Levine – Healing Trauma: Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body
Bessel Van Der Kolk – The Body Keeps Score
Podcasts
Pete Enns & Jared Bias – The Bible for Normal People
Websites
merton.org – Thomas Merton’s bibliography as compiled by The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University
brenebrown.com – Home of content produced by Social Researcher Brene Brown
cbeinternational.org – CBE International (Christians for Biblical Equality)
margmowczko.com – Exploring the biblical theology of Christian egalitarianism (and more). Mowczko has a BTh from Australian College of Ministries and an MA with a specialisation in early Christian and Jewish studies from Macquarie University.
cac.org – Centre for Action and Contemplation (founded by Richard Rohr)
baremarriage.com – Bare Marriage (Sheila Wray Gregoire)
Social Media Networks
Biblical Christian Egalitarians – Facebook – One of the main support networks for anyone learning about or fostering ideas about egalitarianism. Linked to CBE International.
The Beautiful Kingdom Warriors – Facebook – Blogger Ruth Perry’s Facebook page dedicated to redemptive dialogue on gender, justice, abuse and healing in the Christian faith.
the.holistic.psychologist – Instagram – Psychologist dedicated to holistic healing, inner child work and cycle-breaking.
Ezer Rising – Facebook – Empowering and equipping women from all walks of life to rise up as leaders in the Body of Christ.
Marg Mowczko – Facebook – Exploring the biblical theology of Christian egalitarianism (and more). Mowczko has a BTh from Australian College of Ministries and an MA with a specialization in early Christian and Jewish studies from Macquarie University.
Exvangelical – Facebook group – For those who have shifted away from fundamentalism, Evangelicalism, or Christianity entirely.
deconstructiongirl – Instagram – “Sinfluencer”. A humourous expression of exvangelical dark humour.
Retreat Centres (Manitoba)
Light of the Prairies, Lorette, Manitoba – a sacred gathering place located near Winnipeg that fosters personal and spiritual growth. Thirteen acres of walking paths, garden, pond, labyrinth and more, maintained by a group of nuns and retired priests who live on site and seek to create a space for anyone looking to relax and reconnect with themselves and with life. They offer dorm style rooms in the main building or a separate cottage.
The Prairie Thistle 