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For anyone who has felt left out or pushed out of the church, Othered is your invitation to find spiritual rest and belonging in a God who loves, restores, and blesses the outcast and the marginalized. Jenai Auman draws on her experience growing up as a biracial kid in the American South as well as working within toxic ministry environments to reveal a hopeful, trauma-informed way forward. This book illuminates how hurt and betrayal in the church are longstanding problems that God neither sanctions nor tolerates. It offers holistic responses to the grief, anger, and trauma that come with being ostracized or oppressed by the church. And it shows how God provides shelter and provision in the midst of the wilderness.

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Endorsements

Auman's work in Othered calls us to remember, pay attention to, include, and see and hear the stories of those who have been overlooked as a sacred part of the story of God

Dr. Terence Lester, founder of Love Beyond Walls, author of I See You, When We Stand, and All God's Children
This book is for those ... looking to belong in a world that practices violence and oppression in the name of God again and again, and Jenai Auman is a caring and gentle guide, leading us through the pain and onto paths of hope and healing.

Kaitlin B. Curtice, award-winning author of Native, Living Resistance, and Winter's Gifts
"If you don't want to know, and rather intimately, the God who sees you, don't read this book. I'm afraid you'll be found."

Dr. Peace Amadi, PsyD, psychology professor & author of Why Do I Feel Like This?
If you are, like me, deeply wounded by harmful religion and abuses of power, as you read 'Othered' you'll find yourself holding your breath and then finding it again. I'm thankful for Jenai, who in advocating for herself advocates for us. Her words un-other and will bring you in.

J.S. Park, hospital chaplain and author of As Long As You Need
[ Jenai's ] own wrestlings are woven beautifully into a narrative that draws from deep biblical wells but also navigates complex cultural currents, all in service of telling a better, Resurrection story—a story that names each of us as beloved.

Dr. Chuck DeGroat, author of When Narcissism Comes to Church and Professor of Pastoral Care and Executive Director of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at Western Theological Seminary
Auman is a welcome friend for the journey of walking through—or walking with someone as they recover from—spiritual harm.

Sara Billups, author of Orphaned Believers and Nervous Systems
[ Jenai ] offered us her heart and story in these pages, and her fiercely compassionate words will give many the permission and space to name, be, and become, as they wander towards healing.

Tasha Jun, author of Tell Me the Dream Again
[ Jenai's ] prophetic voice extends a wide embrace to bring those othered by the church into a renewed space of belonging. Her invitation: remember you're not alone. . . . your liberation is near.

Rev. Rohadi Nagassar, author of When We Belong
Auman's is a much-needed voice, explaining the intersectionality of power structures in white evangelical churches. This is a must read for anyone trying to understand why they've experienced so much pain in a place that's supposed to offer comfort.

Krispin Mayfield, LPC, author of Attached to God

Auman's work in Othered calls us to remember, pay attention to, include, and see and hear the stories of those who have been overlooked as a sacred part of the story of God

This book is for those ... looking to belong in a world that practices violence and oppression in the name of God again and again, and Jenai Auman is a caring and gentle guide, leading us through the pain and onto paths of hope and healing.

"If you don't want to know, and rather intimately, the God who sees you, don't read this book. I'm afraid you'll be found."

If you are, like me, deeply wounded by harmful religion and abuses of power, as you read 'Othered' you'll find yourself holding your breath and then finding it again. I'm thankful for Jenai, who in advocating for herself advocates for us. Her words un-other and will bring you in.

[ Jenai's ] own wrestlings are woven beautifully into a narrative that draws from deep biblical wells but also navigates complex cultural currents, all in service of telling a better, Resurrection story—a story that names each of us as beloved.

Auman is a welcome friend for the journey of walking through—or walking with someone as they recover from—spiritual harm.

[ Jenai ] offered us her heart and story in these pages, and her fiercely compassionate words will give many the permission and space to name, be, and become, as they wander towards healing.

[ Jenai's ] prophetic voice extends a wide embrace to bring those othered by the church into a renewed space of belonging. Her invitation: remember you're not alone. . . . your liberation is near.

Auman's is a much-needed voice, explaining the intersectionality of power structures in white evangelical churches. This is a must read for anyone trying to understand why they've experienced so much pain in a place that's supposed to offer comfort.

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