Reviews - Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who've Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn't Enough

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Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who've Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn't Enough

For a while, I did not even consider reading this book. The cover gave celebrity memoir vibes. My taste in literature is high-brow and deliberate, so anything in the celebrity memoir area (especially from someone who isn’t even a celebrity) was not going to make the cut, off principal. But I heard Candice’s interview on Therapy For Black Girls and became very interested in her work. I’m so happy I read this book. It was very relatable and transparent. It didn’t end how I anticipated and I appreciated that curveball as well. I recommend to all the church girls!

skatingbookworm's review

5.0

Benbow is a theologian that’s developed her own theology that encompasses Christianity, feminism and being Black.

She speaks about her personal struggle with the church and her struggle in her personal life.

It’s a book about acknowledging that God created us exactly how He wanted us to be and that not every Black Christian stereotype will apply to every person, namely Black women. She goes into depth about Womanism and Christianity and how the two can intersect.

This is definitely a book where Faith meets Feminism!

kaylstew's review

4.0

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

Bernow’s story of coming into herself, as a theologian, as a woman of God, as someone with her own relationship to the Divine, is powerful. She is brutally honest, both about the church’s shortcomings and her own. She uses both her theological education and the lessons she’s learned in life to give an essential meditation to those reading. It is made to lift up Black women specifically, and I feel lucky to witness it and take away the lessons that can be applied more broadly.

stylesplenty's review

3.0

I was able to review Red Lip Theology by Candice Marie Benbow and Convergent Books for providing me with an advanced ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book is a collection of essays on relationships, loss, sexuality, the church, patriarchy, feminism, womanist theology, A memoir about Candice’s experiences within the church and how her theology has changed throughout the years, being honest about both the positive and the negative. She provides a mirror for those of us trying to make sense of loving a good God and ourselves.

kayla1216's review

4.5

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

shannanh's review

5.0

Wow. Where was this book when I was in my 20's. I think my life would have turned out a little differently had I thought like this back then. This was such an eye opening book and really made me think and put things into a different perspective. I am definitely going to get a physical copy to refer to it often. The thoughts and perspective was clear cut and great for me while I'm in the deconstruction phase in my life. Still have a love for Jesus, but some of the rituals and perspectives of the traditional church have left a bad taste in my mouth.

I received a copy of the book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review of my own thoughts and opinions.