Reclaiming Scripture as a Handbook for Resisting Tyranny: Jennifer Butler

Our guest Jennifer Butler loved the Bible and her Christian faith, but then was disillusioned when it was used against her as a woman. Instead of leaving religion, she found a fresh approach to faith as liberation, and would go on to become an ordained minister and founder of Faith in Public Life, an advocacy organization.

In her recent book, Who Stole My Bible, Rev. Butler helps readers connect with generations of prophets and leaders who followed God’s call and prevailed against power to establish justice and community.

If you are on the verge of leaving your church because of the bigotry you see among Christians, this book is for you. Jennifer Butler once again rediscovered her Christian spirituality and her love of understanding the Bible in this work, and she invites readers to more deeply connect their faith with their commitment to a more just and compassionate world.

Rev. Jennifer Butler is committed to amplifying the connection between faith and social justice, has a heart as a community organizer, and is an ordained minister. She is the founding Executive Director of Faith in Public Life (faithinpubliclife.org), which works to change the narrative about the role of faith in politics, wins major policy victories, and empowers religious leaders to fight for the common good. She's the former chair of the White House Council on Faith and Neighborhood Partnerships and was an international human rights advocate. Author of Born Again: The Christian Right Globalized, her writing can be found on Patheos, Sojourners, The Hill, and Religion News Service.