Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible's View of Women (Audiobook)

from BethieBear

I love Sarah Bessey's blog and read it regularly. The way she writes is simply beautiful. This book is along the same lines as that blog. It is not as rigorous as I hoped it would be but still lovely. Overall, I enjoyed this book but anyone looking for something scholarly will be disappointed.

from spinsterrevival

I can see that the author is a feminist, but I had a hard time seeing the logic behind her reworking of some Bible verses that make them pro-women versus the patriarchal crap they sound like. I enjoy the author's blog and her podcast so will continue with more of her work, but I didn't think this...

from aevaughn

This book is not intended to be a theological work (Although, there are a few snippets here and there.) Instead it contains lots of stories about how women can do much in the Kingdom, when they put their gifts to good use. I found the book to be highly encouraging, and it gives me the impetus to ...

from empress8411

I find this book complicated to review. My own experience with books of this sort is often disappointment and anger. This has made me wary and cynical of Christian books written for the Western Middle-Class White Christian Female. Bessey is tackling an issue discussed ad nauseum in the Christina ...

from aishahwrites

As a Jesus lover, a feminist, and a Sarah Bessey fan, I was really looking forward to reading this book. I ended up giving up on it for several reasons. The style of writing is very much like an impassioned blog post (or sermon) - stirring, it doesn't hold up for a whole book. It gets tiring afte...