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Laura Jean is a queer writer, preacher, and former chaplain living in Atlanta, GA. Originally from New England, Laura Jean holds a BA in Philosophy from the University of New Hampshire and an MDiv from Emory University: Candler School of Theology, with emphases in monasticism, mysticism, and existentialism.

Laura Jean’s essays and prayers can be found on their retired Patheos site “Old Things New”; published in the collections Preaching As Resistance ed. by Phil Snyder and A Rhythm of Prayer ed. by Sarah Bessey; and online on Instagram.

You can follow Laura Jean’s current writing on Substack.

 

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Laura Jean is an Atlanta based writer, itinerant chaplain, and amateur mystic, learning to live in the in-between places of queerness, loving Jesus, and rediscovering the Bible after fundamentalism.

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