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Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen

The Deconstruction of Belief (Sarah Bessey)

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen

Elise Loehnen

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement, Education

4.8900 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Sarah Bessey is the author or editor of five books, including Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith. Sarah writes most prominently about leaving her evangelical upbringing and working through the deconstruction of her religious beliefs to create something that feels more true to her in its wake—as part of this, she co-founded the Evolving Faith community with some of her friends, including the wonderful and late Rachel Held Evans. Bessey writes prolifically about what it means to connect with her idea of God in a bigger and more expansive way—one that has moved from Simplicity, to Complexity, to Perplexity, to Harmony. In addition to Field Notes for the Wilderness, Sarah is also the editor of the New York Times bestseller A Rhythm of Prayer and Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible’s View of Women. In today’s conversation we talked about ideas and processes Sarah holds tenderly, including a shift from peace-keeping to peace-making and trying to articulate a vision of what she is for rather than who she is against. There is much in this conversation to which we can all relate. MORE FROM SARAH BESSEY: Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith A Rhythm of Prayer: A Collection of Meditations for Renewal Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible’s View of Women Follow Sarah on Instagram Subscribe to Sarah’s Newsletter Evolving Faith Sarah’s Website To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, it's Elise Lunan, host of Pulling the Thread.

0:03.7

Today I'm joined by Sarah Bessie, co-founder of Evolving Faith and the author of Field Notes for the Wilderness.

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You know what that is?

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An ice cold beer.

0:18.8

What's different?

0:21.9

It's Budweiser.

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Brood longer for a refreshing, smooth taste.

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Like no other.

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Cheers to that.

0:35.0

Budweiser, like no other.

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Please drink responsibly. For the facts, like no other. Please drink responsibly.

0:38.5

For the facts, visit drinkaware.coma.uker.uker. Hi, it's Elise Loonen, host of Pulling the Thread. On this show, we pull apart the web in which

0:57.3

we all live to understand who we are and why we're here. Pulling the thread is about big questions,

1:04.3

why we do what we do, how we can understand our own experiences within a larger spiritual and historical

1:09.6

context, the ways in which we might begin

1:12.1

to understand ourselves and each other better, and what's required to heal ourselves and our

1:17.2

world. I'll be joined in conversation by luminaries and wise elders, those who have laid tracks in

1:22.8

their work and lives to help us bring meaning and understanding to a world that often feels chaotic and

1:28.4

overwhelming. My hope is that these conversations spark moments of resonance and plant tiny

1:33.8

seeds of awareness so that we might all collectively learn and grow. One of the things about

1:41.0

practices that I love is this notion of it's not perfect.

1:46.0

I haven't got it mastered.

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