Materials for December’s Theological Reading Group

The New Big Book of Christian Mysticism: An Essential Guide to Contemplative Spirituality, by Carl McColman

Soul Food: Nourishing Essays on Contemplative Living and Leadership, edited by Westina Matthews, Margaret Benefiel, Jackson Droney.

The Wisdom Way of Knowing: Reclaiming an Ancient Tradition to Awaken the Heart, by Cynthia Bourgeault

The Meaning of Mary Magdalene, by Cynthia Bourgeault

The Wisdom Jesus, by Cynthia Bourgeault

The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See, by Richard Rohr

Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps, by Richard Rohr

Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life, by Richard Rohr

The Hours of the Universe: Reflections on God, Science and the Human Journey, by Ilia Delio

Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality Presented in Four Paths, Twenty-Six Themes, and Two Questions, by Matthew Fox

Sacred Knowledge : Psychedelics and Religious Experiences, by William A. Richards

Psychedelics and Spirituality: The Sacred Use of LSD, Psilocybin, and MDMA for Human Transformation, edited by Thomas B. Roberts

God on Psychedelics, by Don Lattin

The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America, by Don Lattin

The Immortality Key : The Secret History of the Religion with No Name, by Brian C. Muraresku

The Confessions of a Psychedelic Christian, by Sebastian Gaete

The Psychedelic Gospels : The Secret History of Hallucinogens in Christianity, by Jerry B. Brown & Julie M. Brown

The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross : A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East, by John M. Allegro

The Sacred Speaks Podcast: “Psychedelic Christians interview with Hunt Priest, Ligare Director, and Jessica Felix Romero, Ligare board chair”

The Psychedelic Christian Podcast : Interview with Ligare Director, Hunt Priest

The Pastor and the Priestess Podcast : Interview with Ligare Director Hunt Priest

Psychedelics Today : Judaism, Christianity, and Embracing Psychedelics : Interview with Shefa Founder Rabbi Zac Kamenetz & Ligare Founder, Hunt Priest

The Jesuitical podcast interviews Bryan McCarthy

Ligare Forum Sept 16, 2021 : Hunt Priest, Rita Powell, and Dave Barnhart

Ligare Forum Oct 7th, 2021 : Jessica Felix Romero, Seth Jones, and Roger Joslin

Psychedelics & Religious Experiences - Dr. Bill Richards

Indigenous Peyote Conservation Initiative

Psychedelics: Spirituality, Mindfulness, and Mortality – Personal reflections and visions for the future, Keynote Address by Roland Griffiths at Psychedelic Science 2023

The Best Kept Secret in History - Brian Muraresku

Interview with Early Psychedelic Pioneer, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (1924 - 2014)

How to Change your Mind Netflix series

Fantastic Fungi

“Soul-altering substances: What implications does the psychedelic renaissance have for faith and spirituality?” By Ron Cole-Turner

“Sex, Drugs and God at Burning Man,” by Bryan McCarthy

“What does the Catholic Church say about psychedelics?” By Joe Lorenz

The Psychedelic Sacrament : A Conversation with Brian Muraresku

Your Brain on Psychedelics Might Look the Same as Your Brain on Religious Mysticism by Double Blind Mag

Taking Mushrooms for Depression Cured Me of My Atheism by Rachael Petersen

From Here to Eternity : William Richards on the Transformative Potential of Psychedelics

“Bill Wilson, LSD, & The Secret Psychedelic History of Alcoholics Anonymous” by Don Lattin

“Psychedelic Epistemology : William James and the ‘Noetic Quality’ of Mystical Experience”

“Psychedelics as Catalysts of Spiritual Development” by the Beckley Foundation

“What the Study of Religion Can Teach Us About Psychedelics,” By Sam S.B. Shonkoff, Graduate Theological Union, UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics

“A Christian Approach to Psychedelics,” by The American Conservative

“Recollections of the Good Friday Experiment : An Interview with Huston Smith”