Bible "Detox"
Reckoning with and resisting the misuse of the Bible to promote and justify violence and oppression.
CLBSJ’s Bible Detox practice convenes each Lent to wrestle with and reclaim texts that have been weaponized to justify and perpetuate violence and oppression. People of all faiths and backgrounds are warmly invited to participate in this ongoing experiment. Stay tuned for our 2026 details!
Upcoming Events
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Study of Mark 14:1-11 led by Brigitte Kahl
February 18, 2021
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Study of Deuteronomy 15 led by Norman Gottwald
February 25, 2021
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Study of Exodus 20:1-17 led by Rick Ufford-Chase
March 04, 2021
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Study of John 3:14-21 led by Sharifa Vernice Meytung
March 11, 2021
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Study of Mark 12:13-17 led by Dong Hyeon Jeong
March 18, 2021
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Study of Esther 1-2, led by Ericka Shawndricka Dunbar
March 25, 2021
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Study of Philippians 2:5-11, led by Crystal Hall
April 01, 2021
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Invitation to Debrief and Vision
April 15, 2021
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Study of 1 Timothy 2:8-15 led by Crystal Hall and Carolyn Grice
March 08, 2022
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Study of Galatians 4 led by Luis Menéndez-Antuña and Woullard Lett
March 15, 2022
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Study of Matthew 28:16-20 led by Chris Hoklotubbe and Kimberlee Medicine Horn
March 22, 2022
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Study of Jeremiah 1:4-19 led by Rebecca Todd Peters and Kenyetta Chinwe
March 29, 2022
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Study of Mark 15:1-15 led by Tom Boomershine with Joyce Bressler, respondent
April 05, 2022
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Study of Mark 7:24-30 led by Mitzi J. Smith and Roslyn Bouier
April 12, 2022
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Climate Change Deniers' Use of the Bible
February 28, 2023
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Reading Genesis for the Earth
March 07, 2023
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Toward the Liberation of all Creation -- Reading Romans 8:21 in its Imperial Context
March 14, 2023
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Interpreting Animals in the Bible -- Seeing Human and Non-Human Animals as Siblings in the Struggle to Survive
March 21, 2023
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Uncovering Revelation’s Environmental Message
March 28, 2023
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Deliverance belongs to the Lord! Jonah, Jesus and the Possibilities of Environmental Healing
April 04, 2023
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Into the Wilderness — A Contemplative Retreat
March 02, 2024
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Disarming the Conquest Narratives with Kate Common
April 01, 2025
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Re-Examining the Lamb with Jeremy Williams
April 08, 2025
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Going Deeper Together
April 12, 2025
Past Events
Re-Examining the Lamb with Jeremy Williams
April 08, 2025
Disarming the Conquest Narratives with Kate Common
April 01, 2025
Deliverance belongs to the Lord! Jonah, Jesus and the Possibilities of Environmental Healing
April 04, 2023
Uncovering Revelation’s Environmental Message
March 28, 2023
Interpreting Animals in the Bible -- Seeing Human and Non-Human Animals as Siblings in the Struggle to Survive
March 21, 2023
Reading Genesis for the Earth
March 07, 2023
Climate Change Deniers' Use of the Bible
February 28, 2023
Study of Philippians 2:5-11, led by Crystal Hall
April 01, 2021
Study of Esther 1-2, led by Ericka Shawndricka Dunbar
March 25, 2021
Study of Mark 12:13-17 led by Dong Hyeon Jeong
March 18, 2021
Study of John 3:14-21 led by Sharifa Vernice Meytung
March 11, 2021
Study of Exodus 20:1-17 led by Rick Ufford-Chase
March 04, 2021
Study of Deuteronomy 15 led by Norman Gottwald
February 25, 2021
Study of Mark 14:1-11 led by Brigitte Kahl
February 18, 2021