Cara Meredith

Oakland

Journalist and Author at Freelance

Writer / Speaker / Author (The Color of Life) / Advocate. Occasional snort-laugher if you really get me going.

Articles

Here I Am, As It Goes In A Book Of The Same Title

1 week ago | patheos.com | Cara Meredith

I recently picked up the following book in a neighborhood Free Little Library. Jonathan Safran Foer, as you may recall, is also the author of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, which was a New York Times bestseller, was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, and was adapted into a movie. Here I Am released 11 years later, and tells the story of a Washington D.C.-based Jewish family over the course of four weeks.
LIVE with Cara Meredith: CHURCH CAMP and DISCIPLES OF WHITE JESUS

3 weeks ago | angeladenker.substack.com | Angela Denker |Cara Meredith

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Church Camp Is Out!

3 weeks ago | patheos.com | Cara Meredith

Well, it’s been a hot minute, but I have a rather good excuse: my second book is now out and available for purchase!Church Camp: Bad Skits, Cry Night, and How White Evangelicalism Betrayed a Generation is a love letter to one of the most formative, life-giving spaces for me. But, as you may have guessed from the subtitle, there’s also a fair amount of critique found within this love letter.
Dirty Rotten Little Sinners

1 month ago | brianrecker.substack.com | Brian Recker |Cara Meredith

I’m very excited to share this excerpt from Church Camp by Cara Meredith. As a former camper (The Wilds Christian Camp) and former camp counselor (Woodlands Camp), I deeply resonate with her stories, and can confirm that the guilt trips, manipulation, and coercive conversions are real as hell. beloved, with Brian Recker is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The fourth night of camp was all about sin.
Reconsidering Church Camp

1 month ago | zachwlambert.substack.com | Amy Lambert |Zach W. Lambert |Cara Meredith

Public Theology is based on the work of Zach W. Lambert, Pastor of Restore, an inclusive church in Austin, Texas. He and his wife, Amy Lambert, contribute to and moderate this account. Zach’s first book, Better Ways to Read the Bible, will release on August 12, 2025 and is available to preorder today. All of the content available at Public Theology is for those who identify as Christian, as well as those who might be interested in learning about a more inclusive, kind, thoughtful Christianity.
The seven-talk progression of church youth camps – Baptist News Global

1 month ago | baptistnews.com | Cara Meredith

At the many different white evangelical church camps I called home for nearly 25 years, there was one thing I could count on at the end of a long summer’s day: a progression of seven standard talks given over the course of a week-long camp.
Can You Name The Thirst Inside Your Soul?

1 month ago | patheos.com | Cara Meredith

I have not known true thirst – not to the point of death or to believing death inevitable if I do not get drink I so eagerly, desperately crave. It makes me wonder: Did Jesus know such thirst before this moment on the cross? Did he realize his humanity would become so obviously apparent in this singular moment, put on display for all to see based on the singular human need to drink?
Charity Faces Criticism For Calling Easter a Pagan Holiday in Children’s Booklet

1 month ago | beliefnet.com | Cara Meredith

English Heritage, a charity that cares for over four hundred historic sites in every corner of England, faces criticism for calling Easter a pagan holiday. According to The Christian Post, in a booklet designed as “part of an Easter Adventure Quest designed for children visiting English Heritage sites like Whitby Abbey, Dover Castle, and Down House,” Easter is described as a spring celebration honoring the goddess, Eostre. “Did you know Easter started as a celebration of spring?
The Englewood Review of Books

2 months ago | englewoodreview.org | Cara Meredith

A Feature Review ofBecoming the Pastor’s Wife: How Marriage Replaced Ordination as a Woman’s Path to MinistryBeth Allison BarrHardcover: Brazos Press, 2025Buy Now: [ BookShop ] [ Amazon ] [ Kindle ]Reviewed by Cara MeredithSometimes there are books that transport you back in time. You return to your childhood or your teenage years; you remember the people and the places, the sounds and the smells of your young adult years.
Nice Churchy Patriarchy Is Most Definitely A Thing

Mar 5, 2025 | patheos.com | Cara Meredith

The following book recently arrived in the mail:Author Liz Cooledge Jenkins is a writer, preacher, and former college campus minister — but what makes her story interesting is that she spent much of her young adult years in conservative, patriarchal spaces. Hence the title, Nice Churchy Patriarchy.