Beverly Dale
Author, Public Theologian,
and Founder of the
Incarnation Institute for Sex & Faith
Newest book now available!
“In Who Told You That You Were Naked, Rev. Dr. Beverly Dale makes radically important moves. She refuses the binaries which are the result of a dominant, distorted, colonized, and colonizing Christianity. Mind, body, and spirit are inextricably woven and celebrated for the bodacious, sacred, healing gift they are. Liberated and embodied theology and biblical interpretation are seamlessly connected to spiritual reflection and practice. Truthtelling about violence and abuse is knitted with healing practices which claim desire and pleasure. And all of it is done in the name of the Creating, Incarnated, Breathing God of healing, justice, and love. I can't wait to share this with my parishioners, students, and colleagues.”
– Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel, Pastor for Justice Ministries and Director of the Center for Sustainable Justice at Lyndale UCC; author of Carnal Knowledge of God.
Reclaim Your Body, Your Faith, and Your Joy
Are you ready to heal the rift between your spirituality and your sexuality? Join us for Pleasure Church Spring ‘26, an eight-week online series designed to help you dismantle shame-based religious teachings and embrace the "abundant life" Jesus promised (John 10:10)
Led by Rev. Dr. Beverly Dale, an ordained minister and founder of the Incarnation Institute for Sex & Faith, this series invites you to reconsider how inherited beliefs have shaped your understanding of the body and self-worth. Drawing on her book, Who Told You That You Were Naked? Meditations on the Sexual Body, Rev. Dale provides a safe, inclusive space to discard the sex-negativity of the "Empire Church" and explore a more integrated, pleasure-centered faith.
Note: This is neither a worship space nor therapy. We call it "church" because we are building a safe, non-judgmental community for spiritual healing and growth.
Series Details:
When: Sundays at 1:00 PM (Eastern)
Dates: April 12 – May 31, 2026 (No session May 24)
Where: Online via Zoom
Cost: Registration is open to the public with a donation of any amount to the IISF.
Ready to move toward a life of authenticity and sensuality? Click below to register and receive your series link.
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Flourishing in the body; One Bible Verse at a Time
Building our community as a source of pleasure...& resistance. Writings and observations on political and social events through a pleasure-centered lens.
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"I find it truly baffling that the religious faith that teaches God became flesh has such a difficult time with the flesh!”
—Reverend Beverly Dale
