Recommended Resources 

Welcome to our recommended resources page! Here, we aim to equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to be  inspired, educated, and empowered on your journey with SAGA at St. John's.

 

BOOKS

 

Bolz-Weber, Nadia:

  • Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good  (About Sex) (2020)

 

Fugelsang, John: 

  • Separation of Church and Hate - A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds (2025)

 

Mahaney, Barbara:

  • The Book of Nature: The Astonishing Beauty of God’s First Sacred Text (2025)

McClaren, Brian D:

  • A New Kind of Christianity - Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Faith (2010)

 

Rauch, Jonathan: 

  • Cross Purposes - Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy (2025)

 

Recker, Brian: 

  • Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love (2025)

 

Robertson, Brandan:

  • Nomad - A Spirituality for Traveling Light (2016)
  • Our Witness: The unheard stories of LGBT+ Christians (2017)
  • True Inclusion - Creating Communities of Radical Embrace (2018)
  • Dry Bones & Holy Wars - A Call for Social and Spiritual Renewal (2022)
  • Queer & Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table (2025)

 

Williamson, Marianne:

  • A Politics of Love: A Handbook for a New American Revolution (2019)

Web Resources

 

Brandon Roberston: Brandan Robertson | Progressive Christian Author, Pastor, and Biblical Scholar

Center for Action and Contemplation - Daily Meditations (FREE): Daily Meditations — Center for Action and Contemplation

 

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