About this episode

This episode explores the story of Deborah from The Book of Belonging, emphasizing the importance of prophetic imagination in challenging contexts.

As we return to The Book of Belonging for the summer, we first encounter the judge and prophet, Deborah. Deborah's story challenges us to use our prophetic imagination when reading difficult texts and confronting violence.

Topics covered

• Deborah
• prophetic imagination
• reading difficult texts
• confronting violence
• judge and prophet

Keywords

• Deborah
• The Book of Belonging
• prophetic imagination
• violence
• judge
• prophet

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Book of Belonging

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