FAQ
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Is this book arguing that Christians should use psychedelics?
Does the book take a position?
Who is this book written for?
I'm not sure this subject is relevant to my faith community. Why should I read this?
What Others Are Saying
“In Psychedelics and Soul Care, Jamie Clark-Soles provides a timely and highly accessible work that equips Christian leaders to address critical questions about psychedelics and Christian faith. Both an insider to Christian faith and scholarship and an insider to communities of psychedelic researchers, Clark-Soles is a trustworthy and conversational guide through the shared territory of spiritual experience and healing practices. This book is rich with tools and resources, thoughtful responses to pressing ethical questions, and insights from scripture. She offers a powerful invitation to reinhabit Christian faith as a healing tradition and to reclaim the potential of religious experience—as wondrous and expansive—as a pathway toward the abundant life promised in the Christian gospels. For clergy, chaplains, and those engaged in the healing professions, this book is a must-read introduction to modalities of spiritual care and formation that are both ancient and emerging.”
Shelly Rambo, Professor of Theology
Boston University School of Theology
“This is a landmark book that quietly revolutionizes how we understand the relationships between altered states of consciousness and Abrahamic religions. Namely: that those relationships are close indeed. Psychedelics may be new to these traditions, but what they cultivate – healing, visions, revelation, transformations of consciousness – are anything but. In friendly yet scholarly prose, Rev. Dr. Clark-Soles calmly addresses the concerns many people of faith have about psychedelics, while weaving a brilliant tapestry of Biblical hermeneutics, witness, and faithful reflection.”
Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson
Author of Everything is God: The Radical Path of Nondual Judaism
