Episode 76: Who Said You Could Do That? (Grown Women Don’t Need Permission.)
Who has authority over your relationship with God? Who has control over your spiritual life? And how do you approach the Divine authentically, and for yourself, when you’ve spent your life being handed a script for that? The answers may seem obvious to some, yet many Latter-day Saint women feel they lack permission to step outside the language and practices they’ve been taught, to seek God in new ways when their old ways come up short. In this episode, Cynthia and Susan discuss claiming spiritual authority to rebuild their personal faith foundations.
Notes & Quotes:
Faith Journeying with Matt Jones—Rambunctious Youth to LDS Bishop and Wise Soul, Mormon Matters Podcast, Ep. 499, 08/02/2018
Getting in God’s Face is an Act of Loyalty, The Bible For Normal People, by Pete Enns
Grace in a Fractured World, On Being Podcast, by Serene Jones, 04/01/2021
When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life’s Sacred Questions, by Sue Monk Kidd
New Great Themes of Scripture, by Richard Rohr
Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven’t Tried Yet, by Meggan Watterson
A Brief Guide to Ecstasy, The RobCast, Ep 316, 12/07/2021