{"product_id":"9781476717258","title":"Jesus Feminist : An Invitation to Revisit the Bible's View of Women","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eJesus Feminist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Sarah Bessey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten with poetic rhythm, a prophetic voice, and a deeply biblical foundation, this loving yet fearless book urges today’s church to move beyond man-made restrictions and fully welcome women’s diverse voices and experiences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA freedom song for the church.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSarah Bessey didn’t ask for Jesus to come in and mess up all her ideas about a woman’s place in the world and in the church. But patriarchy, she came to learn, was not God’s dream for humanity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBessey engages critically with Scripture in this gentle and provocative love letter to the Church. Written with poetic rhythm, a prophetic voice, and a deeply biblical foundation, this loving yet fearless book urges today’s church to move beyond man-made restrictions and fully welcome women’s diverse voices and experiences.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt’s at once a call to find freedom in the fullness, hope, glory, and work of Christ, and a very personal and moving story of how Jesus made a feminist out of her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Bessey’s warm and intimate writing sets this book apart from others focused on similar topics. Her approach and style offer a unique addition to literature on women’s role in Christian churches.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Never strident, Bessy's approach is instead solid and clear....An excellent choice.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eJesus Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e is a must read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"I want to write like Sarah Bessey. What she does with words is extraordinary, and the topic she's chosen is so deeply important. \u003ci\u003eJesus Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful, challenging, rich, gutsy book, an absolute must-read.\"\u003cbr\u003e“I’ve read countless books addressing the place of women in the kingdom, and I have never, ever read anything so lovely, so generous, profound and humble as \u003ci\u003eJesus Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Sarah Bessey makes her case—not as a fire-breathing debater—but as a woman utterly captivated by Jesus who will stop at nothing to follow him.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"A powerful and empowering narrative that both men and women will find compelling and readable.\"\u003cbr\u003e“I love writers who are insightful enough to be cynical but choose not to be. I love books that help me see things I'd never noticed before—in life, in myself, in others, in the Bible, in Jesus. I love writing that makes reading enjoyable and easy, because I know how hard it is to write that way. For these reasons and more, I love \u003ci\u003eJesus Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e. It's not ‘just a woman's book.’ In fact, it's the kind of book that will help both women and men see how unhelpful that distinction is.”\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eJesus Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e is a critically important work; a must-read for everyone in the Church.\"\u003cbr\u003e“With \u003ci\u003eJesus Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e, Bessey is a modern-day Moses, seeking to not only free a Church held captive by dogma but also to redeem generations of women who have been stifled and silenced far too long.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eJesus Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e is a revelation, a genre-defying tour-de-force that soars above the caustic rhetoric that has defined these conversations in the Church.”\u003cbr\u003e\"Sarah's voice is prophetic and she will free other women to speak and act with power, love, and courage.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"With grace, humility, and confidence (even in the unknown), Sarah Bessey's \u003ci\u003eJesus Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e masterfully humanizes one of the most controversial topics of the day.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eJesus Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that needed to be written! With honest vulnerability and a strong biblical foundation, Sarah Bessey shares her very personal journey and insight regarding the roles and qualifications for women in ministry.\"\u003cbr\u003e“Sarah Bessey makes me want to get to know Jesus all over again, but this time specifically through my womanly flesh, engaging God with the glorious gift of \u003ci\u003ebeing\u003c\/i\u003e a woman rather than in spite of it.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eJesus Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e summons the Church to join in a conversation about women in God’s Kingdom. Sarah Bessey disarms us and then hands us a cup of tea. She creates a safe space for deep discussion, gentle reflection and holy imagination. She calls, converses and commissions us into the wild ways of Jesus. This is a holy invitation for all my sisters to come to the table at last. A must read!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781476717258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Howard Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40949517222094,"sku":"9781476717258","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_dceca17a-9f3e-4830-94d3-01cbd0745267.jpg?v=1646165991","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781476717258","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}