Today we are sharing a conversation featuring author and feminist theologian, Claire McKeever Burgett. Claire and and Katy discuss both her books, Blessed are the Women and In the Beginning Were the Women and how she uses the art of sacred imagination to retell the stories of lesser known women throughout the Biblical text. Claire also explains how she uses the ancient Jewish practice of midrash in her writing, as well as what an embodied liturgy looks like for Christians today.

And make sure you stick around for my bonus episode with Claire on Substack where we discuss why the argument for a “plain reading of the text” as the only way to approach the Bible doesn’t really work. Join our Second Service Community for just $12 a month to receive weekly bonus episodes and essays, extra live discussions, as well as be part of our quarterly book club.

Order your copies of Claire’s books, “In the Beginning Were the Women” and “Blessed are the Women”

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Grab a copy of Elaine Storkey’s “Women in a Patriarchal World” as mentioned by Katy by clicking here.

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