Episode 274 - The Language of God with Laura Barrett Bennett
Have you ever been disturbed by literal interpretations of the Bible? Join Rev. Carol and her guest Rev. Laura Barrett Bennett for an enlightening conversation that will shift the way you view these texts. Laura is a third-generation Unity minister and author of the book, The Language of God: Metagetics and the Bible. During this discussion, she shares with us the three different approaches to Bible interpretation and reveals a way to look at Bible stories within their historical context, while also exploring their deeper meaning and what it symbolizes in our own psyches. Nothing is sugar-coated in this episode! Carol and Laura dig into those scriptures where God makes no sense to the rational mind and compassionate heart. Whether you love the Bible or have thrown it out completely, this conversation will open up new dimensions of understanding that will help you make peace with it and perhaps learn how it can support your life.
Bio - Laura is the minister of the online ministry, Unity of the Heartmind and author of the Book, The Language of God: Metagetics and the Bible. She is a third generation Unity minister of 41 years who has served as Senior minister for three ministries in Michigan and Virginia. She is an author, spiritual coach, musician, composer, lover of nature, and facilitator of transformative spiritual education for individuals and ministries around the world. The one-time Chair of Biblical Studies and Skills for the Unity Movement, she has a knowledgeable, entertaining, experiential, and enlightening approach to the Bible and to other World Scriptures and Traditions, and their effect on our modern-day lives and world. Laura lives and works in Overland Park, Kansas with her husband, Larry, and her cat, Sophia.
Website: https://www.laurabennett.com/
Book: The Language of God: Metagetics and the Bible available on Amazon
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