These are a few of my favorite resources that may help you flourish on your spiritual journey
Books
Pure, Inside the Evangelical Movement and How I Broke Free by Linda Kay Klein
#Church too, How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing by Emily Joy Allison
See Me Naked: Stories of Sexual Exile in American Christianity by Amy Frykholm
Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality by Rachel Joy Welcher
Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why by Bart Ehrman
God and Sex by Michael Coogan
The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth by Beth Allison Barr
Damaged Goods by Dianna Anderson
Sensual Faith: The Art of Coming Home to Your Body by Lyvonne Briggs
Erotic Justice: A Liberating Ethic for Justice by Marvin Ellison
Making Love Just: Sexual Ethics for Perplexing Times by Marvin Ellison
Sisters in the Wilderness: The Challenge of Womanist God-Talk by Delores Williams
White Women’s Christ and Black Women’s Jesus: Feminist Christology and Womanist Response by Jacqueline Grant
Christian Faith and Gender Identity: An OtherWise Reflection Guide by Mx Chris Paige
Podcasts
Podcasts I recommend
A Tiny Revolution, by Kevin Garcia [Apple Podcasts | Spotify]
Reclaiming My Theology, by Brandi Miller [Apple Podcasts | Spotify]
Faith and Feminism, by Meghan Tschanz [Apple Podcasts | Spotify]
Faith for Normal People, by Peter Enns and Jared Byas [Apple Podcasts | Spotify]
enfleshed podcast: spiritual nourishment for collective liberation, by enfleshed [Apple Podcasts |Spotify]
Podcasts I’m featured on
Reframing our Stories: The Podcast, by Spiritual Directors International
Episode 44: God is Pleasure, Beverly Dale [Apple Podcasts | Spotify |Podbean]
“What’s Going On!” New York Public Radio w/ Frenchie Davis #Church Hurt-Southern Baptist Report on Clergy Abuse, featuring commentary from Beverly Dale [WBAI]
Sex Ed Debunked, by Shannon & Christine Curley Myth #37: The Bible is against Gay Folks with Rev. Beverly Dale [Apple Podcasts | Spotify]
Sex Ed Debunked, by Shannon & Christine Curley Myth #31: Religion and (Healthy) Sex Don’t Mix with Rev. Beverly Dale [Apple Podcasts | Spotify]
Unchurchables, by Kit Kennedy Rev. Beverly Dale-Sex Positive Christianity [Apple Podcasts | Spotify]
Midlife Plot Twists with Lucy Baber Sex & Faith in Midlife-Reverend Dr. Beverly Dale [Apple Podcasts | Spotify]
SDI Encounters, by Spiritual Directors International Sexuality and Spiritual Companionship (Episode #3), interviewed by Frederica Helmiere [Apple Podcasts | Spotify |Podbean]
Better Sex Podcast, by Jessa Zimmerman Sex Positivity in the Christian Faith-Rachel Keller & Beverly Dale [Apple Podcasts | Spotify]
Ready for Love Radio with Nikki Leigh Love Coach & Host Discussing Relationships Intimacy, Love, & Sex Advancing Sexual Health for the Christian Client with Rev. Beverly Dale [Apple Podcasts | Spotify]
The Peepshow Podcast, by Jessie and PJ Sage Rev. Beverly Dale on Preaching Sex Positive Christianity [Apple Podcasts | Spotify]
Eros Revolution, by Dr. Martha Tara Lee Exploring God as Eros [Podbean]
Sex Nerd Sandra, by Sandra Daugherty Sex & Jesus [Apple Podcasts | Spotify]
Video Resources
Doing Time in the No Mo Homo Half Way House: How I Survived the Ex-Gay Movement by Peterson Toscano
Transfigurations: Transgressing Gender in the Bible by Peterson Toscano
Sex is Good by Beverly Dale
I’ve organized my favorite resources by category. These are available for download here.