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Ever-Evolving Resource List
Dear friend, please note: We do not systematically agree with any of these scholars or authors on their points or perspectives, nor do they systematically agree with one another – for us, that’s the point. We have finally discovered we do not need to fully agree with someone to learn from them or be inspired by their journey. This beautiful discovery of theological diversity has accelerated our personal and spiritual growth. We are on a journey, wherein the journey is the point.
We value wrestling with the mystery we call God.
We value curiosity.
We value boldly exploring our spirituality knowing we live, move, and have our being in God (Acts 17).
With every breath we take we are physically and emotionally connecting to God.
Our faith has evolved and deepened as we explore. We are anchored to Jesus, rooted in love, and passionate about relationships. It is our joy to partner with humanity from all walks of life, perspectives, cultures, and religions to create spaces on earth that cultivate connection, health, and wholeness.
Many of these authors are Judeo-Christian, though very diverse from one another. Others are not. Some authors are from centuries ago and some are still living, you’ll see. It’s a kaleidoscope. May they water your soul as they have watered ours.
THE JOURNEY IS THE POINT.
Enjoy exploring your spirituality…enjoy your journey.
These “watering holes” are NOT listed in any particular order. Each at the right time…
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Shaleen's Top 5 Watering Holes
Universal Christ - Richard Rohr
Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God - Brian Zahnd
Hinds Feet on High Places - Hannah Hurnard
Inspired- Rachel Held Evans
Just A Sister Away - Renita Weems
Faith
Universal Christ - Richard Rohr
The Day The Revolution Began - NT Wright
A New Kind of Christianity...
Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God - Brian Zahnd
The Great Emergence - Phyllis Tickle
Flipped - Doug Pagitt
New Seeds of Contemplation - Thomas Merton
Idolatry of God - Peter Rollins
Making a Way Out of No Way - Monica Coleman
Repenting of Religion - Greg Boyd
Community in the Inventive Age - Doug Pagitt
The Mirror Bible - Francois du Toit
A Generous Orthodoxy - Brian Mclaren
Inspired- Rachel Held Evans
Did God Kill Jesus? - Tony Jones
The Cross and the Lynching Tree - James Cone
Hinds Feet on High Places - Hannah Hurnard
Just A Sister Away - Renita Weems
Healing the Mind Through the Power of Story
What Is The Bible? - Rob Bell
Universal Christ - Richard Rohr The Master Plan of Evangelism
Bitten By a Camel - Kent Dobson
Making America Great Again - David Moore
Cross Vision - Gregory Boyd
Lies we Believe About God - William Paul Young
That All Shall Be Saved - David Bently Hart
Out Doing Jesus - Doug Pagitt
The Shift - Colby Martin
Reading John for Dear Life - Jamie Clark-Soles
Talking Back to the Bible - Edward Simmons
Women’s Bible Commentary
Rescuing the Gospel From the Cowboys- Richard Twiss
Queer Bible Commentary
Whose Gospel? - James Forbes
Salsa, Soul, and Spirit - Juana Bordas
Permission Granted - Jennifer Bird
Jesus and the Disinherited - Howard Thurman
Reading the Bible from the Margins - Miguel De La Torre
Using Our Outside Voice - Greg Carey
Native: Identity, Belonging and Rediscovering God- Kaitlin B Curtis
Universal Christ - Richard Rohr Dreams and Spiritual Growth
An Introduction to Womanist Biblical Interpretation
Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity
Inspired- Rachel Held Evans Organizing Church: Grassroots Practices
A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, and Salvation
God Can't - Thomas Jay Oord
Josh Packard - Church Refugees
Contemplation
The Heart of Centering Prayer - Cynthia Bourgeault
Falling Upward - Richard Rohr
50 Ways to Pray - Teresa Blythe
Desert Fathers and Mothers - Dr. Christine Valteres Paintner
When The Heart Waits - Sue Monk Kidd
God Has a Dream - Desmond Tutu
Sacred Rhythms - Ruth Haley Barton
Spiritual Direction - Henri Nouwen
The Misunderstood Jew - Amy-Jill Levine
No Mud, No Lotus - Thich Nhat Hahn
The Way of the Heart - Henri Nouwen
Practicing the Presence of Prayer - Brother Lawrence
The Naked Now - Richard Rohr
Living Buddha Living Christ - Thich Nhat Hahn
Divine Dance - Richard Rohr
Wild Mercy - Mirabai Starr
Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community - Pádraig Ó Tuma
M Amos Clifford - Your Guide to Forest Bathing: Experience the Healing...
Self-Awareness
The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey
The Wisdom of the Enneagram - Don Richard Riso...
Grounded Spirituality - Jeff Brown
The Art of Communicating - Thich Nhat Hanh
Finite and Infinite Games - James Carse
Non-Violent Communication - Marshall Rosenberg
Speaking Peace - Marshall Rosenberg
Let Your Life Speak - Parker Palmer
Cinderella and Her Sisters - Anne and Barry Ulanov
Shameless - Nadia Bolz-Webber
Owning your own Shadow - Robert Johnson
Hinds Feet on High Places - Hannah Hurnard
Out of Sorts - Sarah Bessey
The Shack - William Young
A Shepherd Looks At Psalm 23 - Phillip Keller
Devotional Classics - Foster & Smith
Interfaith Leadership - Eboo Patel
You Are Special - Max Lucado
Rising Strong -Brené Brown
Dare to Lead - Brené Brown
Braving the Wilderness - Brené Brown
Daring Greatly- Brené Brown
The Gifts of Imperfection- Brené Brown
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in...
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle - Emily
Women
Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories...
Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible's View...
Just A Sister Away:A Womanist Vision of Women's...
Untamed - Glennon Doyle
Finite and Infinite Games - James Carse...
Slaves, Women, and Homosexuals - William Webb
Dance of the Dissident Daughter - Sue Monk Kidd
Daughters in the Hebrew Bible - Kimberly Russaw
The Cry of Tamar: Violence Against Women and the Church's...
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches - Audrey Lorde
The Womanist Idea (Contemporary Sociological...
Untie the Strong Woman: Blessed Mother's Immaculate...
Sisters in the Wilderness: The Challenge of....
Men and Women in the Church: Building Consensus on...
I Found God in Me: A Womanist Biblical Hermeneutics...
The Book of Longings- Sue Monk Kidd
Women in the Bible- Jaime Clarke-Soles
"Too Much Woman" -Evyan Whitney
Anti-Racism
The Fire Next Time- James Baldwin
Subtle Acts of Exclusion - Tiffany Jana
Between The World and Me - Ta-Nehisis Coates
How to Be An Anti-Racist - Ibram Kendi
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to...
My Grandmother’s Hands:Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to...
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change...
Be The Bridge : Pursuing God's Heart for...
Good White Racist? Confronting Your Role in Racial...
Waking Up White: and Finding Myself in the Story of Race- Debby Irving
White Fragility - Robin Diangelo
Mystic Soul Project
From Banks to Tanks to Cooperation and Caring- Movement Generation
See No Stranger- Valarie Kaur
Gospel of Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham...
Christena Cleveland - Christ our Black Mother Speaks
Queer-Inclusion
This I Know: A Simple Biblical Defense for...
God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case...
Un-Clober - Colby Martin
Changing Our Mind: Definitive 3rd Edition of...
Poetry
Salt. - Nayyirah Waheed
Mary Oliver- Devotions
Abou Ben Adhem - Leigh Hunt
And For No Reason - Hafiz of Shiraz
A Year With Rumi - Rumi poetry
Wendell Berry
And Still I Rise: A Book of Poems- Maya Angelou
Micah Bournes- Here Comes This Dreamer
Welcome To Holland - Emily Perl Kingsley
Podcast
The Deconstructionists- Adam Narloch and John Williamson
Nomad- Tim Nash and David Blower
Unlocking Us- Brene Brown
Another Name for Everything- with Richard Rohr
Richard Rohr Homilies
OnBeing- Krista Tippett
Signpost- Ryan Cagle
The Bible for Normal People- Pete Enns and Jared Byas
Red Letter Christians-Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne
The Liturgist- Michael Gungor and Mike McHargue
Beyond the Pines #Beyondflg- Cody Bayles and Daniel Phillips
American Heretic - Charlie MccCallie
Open Bible- Steve MaCarthy and Alicia Johnston
Daily Readings
Center for Action and Contemplation- Richard Rohr
Henri Nouwen Society
Progressive Spirit
Books We Need To Read Next
Angry Like Jesus - Sarah Sumner
The Anatomy of Peace - The Arbinger Institute
Forgive Us - Mae Elise Cannon
Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time - Marcus Borg
The End of White Christian America - Robert Jones
Left To Tell - Immaculee Ilibagiza
The Third Option: Hope for a Racially Divided Nation- Miles McPherson
