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 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

A PREORDER THANK YOU

I’m grateful to the many of you who have helped launched OTHERED into the world with me. Your support and preorders have helped make this book available to those who have felt harm and pain in spaces that were suppose to be safe refuges.

As a token of my gratitude, I have some PREORDER THANK YOU gifts to share with those who preorder OTHERED before June 25, 2024:

  • A printable Finger Prayer Labyrinth (digital download)

  • “Seeking Shalom as the Othered: A Guide for Belonging” (digital download)

    • This guide serves as a companion that you can use for both communal discussion or private journaling and processing.

  • An invitation to the early reader OTHERED Book Club (hosted on SUBSTACK) only for those who preorder before MAY 25.

    • - In the book club, we’ll go through “Seeking Shalom as the OTHERED” together.

    • - We’ll read along and share words that resonate in the comments of weekly posts.

    • - And each weekly post will give you behind-the-scenes info on why each chapter was pivotal for me to include in the book.

    • - Also included, 2 Virtual ZOOM meetings! One WELCOME meeting + one LAUNCH CELEBRATION meeting with Q&A

PREORDER FORM COMING SOON!