Reclaiming Scripture to Heal a Broken World - Jennifer Butler - ND3720

Whether you are a Christian, a Jew, belong to any other denomination, or have no religious affiliation, you may be surprised to know that the Bible represents generations who have resisted tyranny in impossible circumstances when the future looked bleak. She also highlights the many women in the Bible who were first to resist the tyranny of unjust rulers. Jennifer Butler is an ordained Presbyterian minister with her Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. She is the founding Executive Director of Faith in Public Life and former chair of the White House Council of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Butler is a staunch advocate for women’s rights and human rights and is passionate about the need to counter religious extremism. She served in the Peace Corps from 1989 to 1991 in a Mayan village in Belize, Central America, where she discovered she had a talent as a community organizer. She is the author of Who Stole My Bible: Reclaiming Scripture as a Handbook for Resisting Tyranny (Faith in Public Life 2020).

Interview Date: 11/30/2020    Tags: Jennifer Butler, Bible, sexism, Muslim women protest, Sinai covenant, Moses, Ten Commandments, Sabbath, hyper capitalism, John of Patmos, pandemic, George Floyd, Cherokee nation, Trail of Tears, Ibram Kendi, racism, Exodus book in Bible, Shiprah, Puah, Pharaoh, Charlotte Gordon, Hagar, Dolores Williams, Creation Museum, evolution, Jim Henderson, Jim Hancock, Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz, Pontius Pilate, Jesus, Good Samaritan, King Solomon, Religion, Social Change/Politics