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jenwoodrum's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
gracewiley's review
The fact that I haven’t touched this since December 2022 tells me I may just need to take the L.
emilykabbott's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
aliendaydreamer's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
reflective
4.0
Helped me in my faith journey. Turns out there's a lot of ways to be a "biblical woman" and it's not just about Proverbs 31 or emulating Our Lady like I believed when I was Catholic.
ejpreads's review against another edition
5.0
Can't wait to read this again. Can't wait to read it with my girls.
ninjakiwi12's review
challenging
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.25
Fun(ny) fact(s): This has been on my list for a while (thanks Jordann!) and was a perfect, fun, yet challenging spring break read.
Favorite quote/image: "But further down, in the deeper recesses of my heart and mind, I think I was looking for permission–permission to lead, permission to speak, permission to find my identity in something other than my roles, permission to be myself, permission to be a woman. What a surprise to reach the end of the year with the quiet and liberating certainty that I never had to ask for it. It had already been given." (pg. 296)
Honorable mention: "Those who seek to glorify biblical womanhood have forgotten the dark stories. They have forgotten that the concubine of Bethlehem, the raped princess of David's house, the daughter of Jephthah, and the countless unnamed women who lived and died between the lines of Scripture exploited, neglected, ravaged, and crushed at the hand of the patriarchy are as much a part of our shared narrative as Deborah, Esther, Rebekah, and Ruth. We may not have a ceremony through which to grieve them, but it is our responsibility as women of faith to guard the dark stories for our own daughters, and when they are old enough, to hold their faces between our hands and make them promise to remember." (pg. 66)
Why: Evans' self-deprecating and honest humor, courage, and compassion make her experiment delightfully funny yet thought-provoking on what it means to be a truly "biblical" woman through her experiment. By dwelling in (and by!) all (not just a cherry-picked few) verses about women, she offers a refreshing take on what it truly means to be a woman of valor, faith, and God–women defined by their character, not their roles.
Favorite quote/image: "But further down, in the deeper recesses of my heart and mind, I think I was looking for permission–permission to lead, permission to speak, permission to find my identity in something other than my roles, permission to be myself, permission to be a woman. What a surprise to reach the end of the year with the quiet and liberating certainty that I never had to ask for it. It had already been given." (pg. 296)
Honorable mention: "Those who seek to glorify biblical womanhood have forgotten the dark stories. They have forgotten that the concubine of Bethlehem, the raped princess of David's house, the daughter of Jephthah, and the countless unnamed women who lived and died between the lines of Scripture exploited, neglected, ravaged, and crushed at the hand of the patriarchy are as much a part of our shared narrative as Deborah, Esther, Rebekah, and Ruth. We may not have a ceremony through which to grieve them, but it is our responsibility as women of faith to guard the dark stories for our own daughters, and when they are old enough, to hold their faces between our hands and make them promise to remember." (pg. 66)
Why: Evans' self-deprecating and honest humor, courage, and compassion make her experiment delightfully funny yet thought-provoking on what it means to be a truly "biblical" woman through her experiment. By dwelling in (and by!) all (not just a cherry-picked few) verses about women, she offers a refreshing take on what it truly means to be a woman of valor, faith, and God–women defined by their character, not their roles.