In today's episode, we explore the story of the Tower of Babel and turn the usual reading of it upside down. Diverse languages, in this telling, are not the curse — the tower is. 

In this conversation, Brian McLaren, Randy Woodley, and Edith Woodley talk about the cost of enforced sameness — from Native American boarding schools to the quiet pressure many people feel to hide what makes them different. What does it mean for the church to keep trying to finish a tower that the Creator never wanted rebuilt? 

Resources:

Find the transcript for today's episode here.

Learn more about ⁠the Woodleys and Eloheh here⁠. 

Pick up a copy of Randy’s new book, ⁠How Western Christianity Got It Wrong.⁠ 

⁠Journey to Eloheh⁠ by Randy and Edith Woodley explores how Indigenous values lead us to harmony and well-being. 

Discover more about composer April Stace ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠

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Have a question you’d like Brian, Randy, or Edith to answer about this season?  

Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcasts@cac.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Send us a voicemail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cac.org/voicemail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

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