275: Liberate Yourself With Deborah Jian Lee

Published: Dec. 14, 2016, 5:08 a.m.

Deborah Jian Lee a journalist and author of the book Rescuing Jesus: How People of Color, Women and Queer Christians are Reclaiming Evangelicalism. She has worked as a staff reporter for the Associated Press, taught journalism at Columbia University, and written for Foreign Policy, Forbes, Slate, Reuters, GOOD, WBEZ, WNYC and others. She is also the co-founder of One Book, One Church, which is a national book club of more than 50 communities reading Rescuing Jesus with an eye toward developing concrete strategies for practicing social justice and radical inclusion. Deborah used to think that being of Chinese descent made her less worthy. She would assimilate to the culture around her which was predominantly Caucasian. When she started to liberate herself and live her truth, she was able to also create a tribe that can live their true selves. Tune into her episode as she shares her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Deborah 's episode, Deborah's website, resources, gifts and so much more.