Raw, intimate, and
timely, Nadia Bolz-Weber’s latest book offers a full-blown overhaul
of our harmful and antiquated ideas about sex, gender, and our
bodies.
Christians are
obsessed with sex. But not in a good way. For generations countless
people have suffered pain, guilt, and judgment as a result of this
toxic fixation on sex, the body, and physical pleasure. In the
follow-up to her celebrated New York Times bestseller Accidental
Saints, Bolz-Weber unleashes her critical eye, her sharp pen, and her
vulnerable but hopeful soul on the caustic, fear-riddled, and
religiously inspired messages about sex that have fed our shame.
In turn,
Bolz-Weber offers no simple amendments or polite compromises, because
the stakes are too high—and our souls and our bodies are worth too
much. Instead, this tattooed, swearing, modern-day pastor calls for a
new reformation. She urges us to take antiquated, sexist ideas about
sex, gender, and our bodies and “burn them the f*ck down and start
all over.”
This is
a journey of holy resistance. Along the way, as antidotes to shame,
heresy, and all-too-familiar injustice, Bolz-Weber dispenses grace,
freedom, and courage. She shares stories, poetry, and scripture,
cultivating resilient hope and audacious love rooted in good news
that is “powerful enough, transgressive enough, and beautiful
enough to heal not only the ones who have been hurt but also those
who have done the hurting.”
In
Bolz-Weber’s most personal, bracingly honest book yet, she shares
intimately about her life, with her trademark blend of vulnerability,
humor, and candor. If you’ve been mistreated, confused, angered,
and/or wounded by the shaming sexual messages so prevalent in
religion, this one is for you.