In this conversation, Cassidy Hall, an author and award-winning filmmaker with a focus on contemplative spirituality, shares her insights from 'Queer and Contemplation.' She discusses the significance of queering traditional religious concepts, drawing from her personal experiences with faith and queerness. Hall emphasizes contemplation as a 'sacred pause' that fosters inner reflection and active engagement. She advocates for amplifying marginalized voices in spiritual discourse and encourages everyone to recognize and embrace their unique moments of connection to the divine.
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Personal Roots of Queerness
Cassidy Hall shares how her family embraced uniqueness and oddity, shaping her queer identity from childhood.
She recounts reclaiming "queer" as a lens for seeing the world differently, beyond sexuality alone.
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Contemplation as Pause and Action
Contemplation is a sacred pause that involves inner reflection and active response.
It's about listening deeply and then engaging with love, justice, and liberation in the world.
insights INSIGHT
Queering as Liberation Lens
Queering is an active engagement to subvert domination and embrace love and justice.
It invites all people to disrupt oppressive norms in their lives and see new possibilities.
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We are so excited to welcome Cassidy Hall to the podcast for a conversation about her book, ‘Queer and Contemplation.’ We talk with Cassidy about the importance of queering traditional religious concepts and practices. She shares her personal experiences with faith and queerness, and how they intersected in her upbringing. Hall defines contemplation as a sacred pause and emphasizes the need for both inner reflection and active engagement. She explores the idea of queering as a way to subvert dominant structures and embrace uniqueness and oddity. Hall also discusses the process of breaking up with traditional theologians and expanding the scope of voices in spiritual discourse. She encourages everyone to recognize the contemplative moments in their lives and to respond with love, justice, and liberation.
Takeaways
Contemplation is a sacred pause that allows for inner reflection and listening to one’s inner voice.
Queering is a way to subvert dominant structures and embrace uniqueness and oddity.
It is important to break up with traditional theologians and expand the scope of voices in spiritual discourse.
Everyone already engages in contemplation in their own way, and it is about recognizing and embracing those moments.
Contemplation requires both inner reflection and active engagement, responding with love, justice, and liberation.
Chapters
(05:57) The Harmful Messages of Evangelical Christianity
(08:08) Defining Contemplation
(13:09) Queering Traditional Concepts and Practices
(21:03) Breaking Up with Traditional Theologians
(32:29) Accessibility and Recognition of Contemplation
Queer Theology 
