Genesis 37-50 — The Pit and The Feast

Today's episode features an audio essay from Edith Woodley on the Biblical story of Joseph, which she first knew as a child in its tidy, happily-ever-after form. Brian McLaren and Randy Woodley respond, tracing how favoritism, from Jacob’s family to colonial rule in Rwanda and Burundi, can create cycles of intergenerational trauma. 

What changes when we read these ancestral stories as the stories of real, wounded people rather than as tidy morals? Tune in to consider what it means to find God in the messiness of life.  

Resources:

• Find the transcript for today's episode here.
• Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠the Woodleys and Eloheh here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 
• Pick up a copy of Randy’s new book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠How Western Christianity Got It Wrong.⁠⁠⁠⁠ 
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Journey to Eloheh⁠⁠⁠⁠by Randy and Edith Woodley explores how Indigenous values lead us to harmony and well-being. 
• Discover more about composer April Stace ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠

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