Joanna Whaley Podcast
Tune into the Joanna Whaley Podcast, a captivating and deeply personal exploration documenting the profound, real-time evolution of its host, Joanna Whaley. For years, Joanna served as a dedicated Evangelical Pastor and later came out as a transgender woman. This podcast chronicles the challenging and ultimately liberating process of her deconstruction of faith, leading her to step away from the pulpit and embrace a new, powerful calling: becoming a passionate and vocal LGBTQ Rights advocate.
This series offers listeners a candid, week-by-week look at what it truly means to navigate a complete philosophical and professional upheaval. Joanna invites you to listen in as she tackles difficult conversations, grapples with the loss of her former identity, confronts the biases she once held, and finds her new voice on the front lines of social justice. Experience the full scope of this transformative journey, the doubts, the revelations, the heartache, and the ultimate triumph of aligning her life with a message of unconditional love and equity for all. This is more than a podcast; it’s a living diary of radical change and courageous advocacy.
Joanna Whaley Podcast
MOTHER GOD - Seeing God as the Mother
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In today's podcast we delve into the sacred realms of spirituality and theology through a unique lens. I'm your host, Joanna Whaley , and in todays episode, we will explore the profound concept of God as a nurturing and encompassing Mother, particularly from a queer theological standpoint.
In a world where traditional depictions of the divine often reinforce patriarchal structures, we invite you to join us on a journey of reimagining. We'll challenge preconceived notions and celebrate the diversity of gender expressions and identities within the divine realm.
In this episode we will begin with an interview with Colleen Wisser-Whaley the hosts mother. We will explore the idea of Gods love as a mother this week.
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REFERENCES:
Richard Rohr, Universal Christ (New York, NY, Convergent Books, 2019) pg 124, 125. The World Council of Churches, Confessing the One Faith (Eugene, OR, Wipf & Stock, 1991) pg 16. Robert A. Jonas, Henri Nouwen: Writings Selected (Maryknoll, NY, Orbis Books, 1998) pg 78. April D. DeCondick, Holy Misogyny: Why Sex and Gender Conflicts in the Early Church Still Matter (Norfolk, UK, Bloomsbury Academic Publishing, 2011) pg 37-38. Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health: With the Key to the Scriptures (Boston, MA, Mary Baker Eddy, 1875) pg 585. Sara Stone, Bye Bye Binary: God as Mother-God (Auckland, NZ, The Shiloh Project, 2022)
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