Jesus Feminist

I got to chapter two. I was hoping for a more radical take on Christianity, but the author is far too evangelical for my tastes. I am still too traumatized by the church to read an entire book full of “christian-ese,” no matter what her views are of women in the church. I also disagree fundamentally with her western interpretation of the gospel, so I decided that this is probably not the right book for me.

Rating: 5 stars of 5

Jesus Feminist is the first of Sarah???s books that I have read and I loved it. Her writing style is so beautiful and inviting. The pictures she paints with her words completely captured my heart right from the introduction, and so much of what she shared resonated with me.

There is a sweetness to this book that is evident as Sarah shares her own story and the heart of Jesus for the church. I found myself underlining, dog-earing pages, making notes in margins and writing down ideas for ministering often as I read.

Highly recommend. It???s a soul-refreshing read.

Lovely and moving. This book is my new manifesto. It will definitely become a frequent reread for me.

2.5 stars. The author had some thoughts that resonated with me, but overall I am underwhelmed.

I loved this book as much as I expected I would! I hope to write a review soon.

Short Review: Jesus Feminist is one of the best of this type of books I have read (and I have read a number.) It tells Sarah Bessey's own story, it deals with some of the theological and biblical issues, it talks about why feminist issues are important to the gospel, it issues a call and gives some suggestions about how to work on feminist issues (although resists the '5 steps to biblical feminism' type of suggestions.)

This is a book worth reading regardless of where you are on the egalitarian/complimentarian spectrum. It is gentle, but clear and open to discussion.

My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/jesus-feminist/