Start Here: Resources for Being Alive

In the season’s fourth episode, Jonathan, Katie and Annie share various resources like books and podcasts that have informed their own faith journeys. The hosts highlight how these resources can help with personal growth in the wider context of a concern for justice for all.

Resources for this episode:

“The Liturgists” podcast ~ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-liturgists-podcast/id903433534

“The RobCast” podcast ~ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-robcast/id956742638

“Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” book by Isabel Wilkerson ~ https://www.isabelwilkerson.com/

Judy Heumann ~ https://judithheumann.com/

The Power Flower ~ https://werise-toolkit.org/en/system/tdf/pdf/tools/Power-Flower-Our-Intersecting-Identities_0.pdf?file=1&force=

“Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Self” book by Richard Rohr ~ https://cac.org/

Wil Gafney ~ https://www.wilgafney.com/

About the podcast:

The first season of “Sunday School Rejects” delivers nine episodes on the topic of purity culture, which partly defined the Christian youth experiences of the Rejects. From pledge cards and rings to ceremonies and conferences, the purity culture of conservative Christianity left its mark on these three friends from Texas, who went on to earn advanced degrees in theology and related fields.

The season’s first four episodes drop together as they offer a foundation for what’s to come. After that, episodes drop weekly and take deeper dives into purity culture. The Rejects tell their own stories and also solicit the expertise of Amy Butler, Matthew Paul Turner and Jeremy Williams.