A review by prettypious
Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who've Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn't Enough by Candice Marie Benbow

5.0

I’m mad at myself for shelving this instead of reading it immediately. This book was EVERYTHING we thought it would be and after following her so long on Twitter and remembering how some of these events were experienced by her in real time, it’s refreshing to see her internal thoughts and reflections on those various moments. I’ve read Sisters in the Wilderness and I truly believe similarly years from now we will identify Red Lip Theology as in the bank of seminal texts about womanist theology, Black women’s relationship Christianity and God, and Black women’s experiences. The essays are very well written and insightful and most importantly relatable. I love this crop of Gen X older millennial Black authors that have been writing about their lives AFTER surviving PWIs and GATE Black onlyisms in K-12. I’m happy this book exist for young Black women including and especially those in the church and those that are constantly trying to understand and build their relationship with God for themselves and stand independently against the powers of patriarchy and racism that is sometimes normalized in religion. Highly recommend