Flagship translation
LIT Bible
A trauma-informed, justice-oriented translation from the original Greek. Freely available, thoroughly annotated, built to surface what traditional translations obscure.
Learn moreThe Liberating Scripture Collective
Scripture that
liberates rather
than controls.
We're a growing collective devoted to reading the Christian scriptures with honesty about power, trauma, liberation, and human dignity.
Liberating Scripture Collective is the people behind the work. Our flagship project is the LIT Bible—a trauma-informed, justice-oriented New Testament translation—which lives at litbible.net. This site is where the rest of what we do takes shape: podcasts, spiritual direction, courses, and the community that makes it a collective.
What we're building
Here's what we're cooking up so far
Podcast
Found in Translation
Brandon Vélez Johnson and Brandon Rhodes work through the LIT one chapter or big idea at a time, discovering what's there to be found in translation.
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Coming soonThe Table We're Building
A trauma therapist and a spiritual director, wounded healers reclaiming faith after abuse, naming harm without shame, and crafting a bigger, braver table for belonging.
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In developmentSpiritual Direction
We're assembling a network of spiritual directors whose practice is explicitly liberationist, trauma-informed, and radically inclusive.
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In developmentCommunity & Courses
This is where the Collective part is most literal. Open courses, study companions, collaborative spaces, and peer learning built together.
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This work stays free because people make it possible.
The LIT Bible, the podcasts, the courses, and all the core offerings are available without paywalls. Donations cover infrastructure, publishing, and the capacity to keep building.