In this special episode, theologian and author Selina Stone reflects on one of the oldest and most unsettling human questions: why do the wicked prosper?
Drawing on scripture, history, and her own experience, Selina explores the anger, grief and moral disorientation that arise when cruelty and exploitation seem to flourish while justice is delayed.
Rather than offering easy answers, she invites us to stay present to these realities — and to notice how hope, truth and resistance might still begin to stir within us.
After Selina’s reflection, Nomad host Anna Robinson guides us into a contemplative space, helping us sit with what we’ve heard and attend to what might be emerging in our own lives.
The episode is woven together with original music by Jon Bilbrough (Wilderthorn), creating a meditative soundscape to hold the journey.
WEBSITES
Jon Bilbrough (aka Wilderthorn)
SOCIALS
BOOKS
A Heavy Yoke: Theology, Power and Abuse in the Church
QUOTES
“Maybe the point is not for us to be given a theology that makes us feel better.”
“Maybe there is something important about us continuing to sit with the anger and the frustration of seeing evil people prosper.”
“Maybe these feelings in our bodies are supposed to propel us to be the angry protesters, the righteous ones who will not stop talking about what’s going on and acting to try to prevent
further harm.”