Description

Metamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives.

Dustin Arand is a writer on Medium who caught Eric's attention with a recent essay in which he mentioned a group called "Recovering from Religion." Dustin and Eric discuss his faith journey, the group, and the dynamics that make such a group (sadly) necessary. 

Dustin's writing can be found at https://dustinarand.medium.com/. His book, Truth Evolves, is available on Amazon. 

After the conversation, Dustin offered several reading recommendations for people interested in further exploring the nature of faith. 

• William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience
• Emile Durkheim, The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
• Scott Atran, In Gods We Trust: The Evolutionary Landscape of Religion
• Pascal Boyer, Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origin of Religious Thought
• Paul Tillich, Dynamics of Faith
• John Dewey, A Common Faith
• Ludwig Feuerbach, The Essence of Christianity (trans. by George Eliot)
• Richard Kearney, Anatheism: Returning to God After God

Learn more about Trinity UMC in Piedmont, MO, at www.umctrinity.org

Contact Eric at jamesericsentell@gmail.com

Podcast Author: Trinity United Methodist Church, Piedmont, MO