Author, Speaker, Pastor

Rohadi Nagassar

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Book on Deconstructing Christianity

When We Belong

Reclaiming Christianity on the Margins

If you’ve been searching for language to describe a faith and community where you can live out your whole being…I’ve got a couple ideas. Step into a journey toward liberation, belonging, and a faith that makes you whole again.

We need belonging to survive and thrive. For Christians who know the pain, isolation, and loss of identity that comes with the ongoing struggle to be seen in churches and institutions full of barriers to belonging, you are not alone. Sometimes it can feel easier to walk away from faith completely. But there is another way. When it feels as though there’s no place left to belong, Jesus invites us into a love that knows no bounds and a community that truly liberates.

“Well researched and passionately argued, this should be required reading for justice-minded churchgoers.” – Publishers Weekly

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Podcast Episodes

#61 – How to Read the Bible with Karen Keen (Part 2)

#61 – How to Read the Bible with Karen Keen (Part 2)

Biblical interpretation that does not result in love of God and neighbor is incorrect and compels you to go back and interpret again. Rohadi invites Karen Keen back for Part 2 of a small series on How to Read the Bible. What do we do with the way we’ve been formed...

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#58 – Why Do Some Christians Hate the World?

#58 – Why Do Some Christians Hate the World?

A short little Bible study in this episode on the Faith in a Fresh Vibe podcast. Stemming from regular occurrences of oft cited cultural events that conservative Christians decry for whatever moral reason, Rohadi ponders the question, "why do some (conservative)...

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From the Blog

On Dismantling Toxic Masculinity in Media

On Dismantling Toxic Masculinity in Media

*The following paragraph contains minor spoilers for the series finale of Ted Lasso. The season finale (series?) of Ted Lasso included the redemption arc of Nate, and the semi-redemption of Roy. Both are re-introduced to Ted Lasso's "Diamond Dogs"--the club name for...

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The Way of Jesus is Subversion

The Way of Jesus is Subversion

You've heard it said...when Jesus was riding into the city on the colt (remembered on Palm Sunday) he not only fulfilled a prophecy from Zechariah, but it was a subversive act that folks seeking liberation would have not expected. Jesus opted for a colt over a war...

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40 Going on 50

40 Going on 50

Birthday month over here. My 4th COVID birthday and a bit of a milestone. Celebrate with me by finding one of my books if you haven't already. You can visit my shop or ask your local book retailer to get one. Four decades as taught me a few things (not many), but a...

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Why Do Some Christians Hate the World?

Why Do Some Christians Hate the World?

There's a curious feature in religious conservatism that reaches to control what everyone, religious or not, does or thinks. We are all familiar with this phenomenon. Some of you have lived it. Take for instance the recent GRAMMY Awards show or Super Bowl performance....

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My Top Books of 2022

My Top Books of 2022

Here is my annual list of the top books I read in 2022. Most of them came out in 2022 except for one. In no particular order: My book, "When We Belong. Reclaiming Christianity on the Margins." by me. Thank you to everyone who bought a copy, left a review, and told a...

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