The Sophia Society Blog
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.
The Original Theobros: A Holy Tuesday Meditation
Jesus embodied a form of faith unfathomable to fundamentalism. He understood the more you know, the more you don’t know. The looser your grip on right and wrong, the greater your grasp of transformative wisdom.
Who Killed Jesus? A Palm Sunday Reflection
God did not kill Jesus. Jesus was killed by law and order allied with religion.
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.
Recovering From Evangelicalism: A 3 Step Program
Everone’s talking about deconstructing evangelicalism. But what about recovering from it?
Understanding Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse
Spiritual abuse and the ensuing religious trauma aren’t tied to any particular religion, but more fundamentalist expressions of faith are breeding grounds for abuse.
What Is Faith Deconstruction?
Depending on what circles you run in, the word “deconstruction” may be terrifying, trendy, or a complete mystery. In evangelical and fundamental Christian circles, deconstruction is…
How To Love Your Enemy in a Polarizing World
As thousands of white men stormed the Capitol with little resistance last month, I joined many others in wondering what would have happened if all those people…
Christ & Culture: 3 Ways to Resist Christian Nationalism
Is America a Christian nation? Was it ever? Should it be? Should Christians have power over culture, and what has happened to the marginalized when we were in power?
When Fascism Came to America
The insurrection at the Capitol Building wasn’t a spontaneous decision by rogue militants to commit treason, this day was decades in the making. Without a network of pastors, politicians…
Grabbing Paul by the Patriarchy: 4 Reasons Why the Apostle Wasn’t Patriarchal
Besides Jesus, the Apostle Paul is the most well-known figure in Christian history. But unlike Jesus, I’ve just never liked him…
Capitol Siege: The Price of Christian Patriarchy
Fueled by white rage, a culture-warrior mentality, and the idolatry of militant masculinity, evangelicals joined fascists, white supremacists, and neo-Nazis lashing out at a nation they no longer…
The Politics of Jesus
I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but there is a Presidential Election next week. It promises to be one of the most factious contests in American history, dividing a nation and even pitting Christianity against itself. 82% of white evangelicals are expected to vote to…
“We Have No King But Caesar”
Last week, President Donald Trump appealed to evangelical voters by claiming Joe Biden will “hurt the Bible, hurt God” and that Biden, a lifelong Catholic, is “against God.” This isn’t the first time he…