Rituals for Resistance and Resilience: The Surprising Meaning Behind What We Have

What this episode covers

We dive into a few of the rituals that already exist in the Christian church for this episode: Baptism, Communion/the Eucharist, the Liturgy/Liturgical Year, and Prayer. We explore ways to find new meaning in these old rituals and hope this conversation sparks a desire in you to reconnect with these rituals in new and life-giving ways- but only if they do not cause you harm. Follow along as we really go deep into what these rituals were meant to accomplish, how they are viewed by different denominations, and how we can begin to view them as rituals for resistance within our communities. Links: Liberating Rites: Understanding the Transformative Power of Ritual by Tom F. Driver Unclean: Meditations on Purity, Hospitality, and Mortality by Richard Beck Take This Bread by Sara Miles Torture and Eucharist by William T. Cavanaugh Claiming Earth As a Common Ground by Andrea Cohen-Kiener Radical Reinvention by Kaya Oakes If you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology. If you’d like to be featured in future episodes, email your question or Bible passage suggestion to [email protected]. Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko Transcript There is a tech issue with the transcript on some of our episodes which we are working to fix ASAP. If you’d like a transcript for this episode sooner, please e-mail us! The post Rituals for Resistance and Resilience: The Surprising Meaning Behind What We Have appeared first on Queer Theology.

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