10 Books to Read in 2015: A Year of Biblical Womanhood

[izhilzha]

I'd been meaning to read Rachel Held Evans' A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband 'Master' for a while, but never got around to it. I think this was partly because I didn't want to revisit some of the stricter doctrines I grew up around and partly because I

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[nun_sense]

Wow! I had heard of this book and decided that it came on my list of "to read" stuff right after the one on rewiring your house! But, what you have written makes me see that this woman may have had some very valuable insights. Thank you for bringing it "into the light".

[izhilzha]

I have a feeling you are further on the journey than the author was when she wrote this book, but you might find it interesting anyway. :) You're welcome! I'm glad I finally took the time to read it.

[honorh]

RHE is one of my favorite Christian writers. I highly recommend her other books, "Faith Unraveled" and "Searching for Sunday" as well. She dives into those uncomfortable places and doesn't try to make sense out of them or tell people what to do. She just sits with you in those places and says, "Yeah, I'm right here with you." Love her!

[izhilzha]

I've been meaning to read all her books for a while. I think I might try Searching for Sunday next, since her searching appears (from her blog) to have brought her to the Episcopal church, my denomination.

Yes, I like how she stuck with some very uncomfortable ideas. It helped me think them through--some of them, I needed to, at this point in my life.

[travels_in_time]

This sounds interesting; will have to look it up. I love the quote about prophesying. :)

[izhilzha]

I hope you enjoy it at least as much as I did.

That quote just slayed me--how to speak with the voice of God but in a context that is very literally biblical. :)