The Sophia Society Blog
New Year’s Resolutions: Looking Back Before Going Forward
If you want 2024 to be different than 2023, start today by taking an inventory of the last twelve months. Be honest with yourself about the good and the bad.
Deconstructing Faith, Friends, and Family
Sometimes the most oppressive, controlling, and domineering forces in life are close friends and family, or at least the folks who knew you when.
Your Guide to Faith Deconstruction
Have you ever just wanted a roadmap or guide to deconstruction? Here’s some help.
Do I Stay Christian?
At some point in your faith deconstruction journey, you are going to have to ask the big question: Do I even stay Christian?
God is Dead: Silent Saturday
Silent Saturday reveals not a triumphant, dominator God, but a God most fully known as an abandoned, brutalized, brown man lying naked on a cold slab. Today exposes God at his worst, or maybe at her best.
The Uses of Sorrow: A Meditation For Maundy Thursday
Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.
Let’s Talk Critical Race Theory
Critical Race Theory has become a sort of dog whistle for white evangelicals who continue to believe the myth of American exceptionalism while hiding America’s original sin of white supremacy.
God Is Dead: A Holy Week Meditation for Easter Vigil
Between the cross and the resurrection sits silent Saturday. A day too dark for words, a day too important to forget. Frederick Nietzsche famously declared, “God is dead,” and today, he’s right. The worst thing has happened, God in Jesus is dead, and we had a hand in killing Him.
When Spiritual Deconstruction Leads to Spiritual Homelessness
Sometimes the most oppressive, controlling, and domineering forces in our spiritual journey of deconstruction are close friends and family.