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A review by ekarcha
Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible's View of Women by Sarah Bessey
2.0
2 stars because there were a handful of quotes and passages I really did like. I didn't entirely hate it, just was incredibly disappointed.
This is not the progressive confirmation of Jesus as a herald of intersectional theology nor the dismantling of misogynistic evangelism I was hoping for. Rather, the author seems to want to revamp evangelicalism - it's like she halfway sees the problems, but stops short in her proposed solutions and prefers personal reflection and affirmation of evangelical phrasing and views to changing the screwed up institution. Perhaps that was my misled hopes rather than a more realistic expectation of this book, but I was disappointed and almost gave up on this book half a dozen times. The writing style reminiscent of mommy bloggers doesn't help - it's more focused on personal anecdotes than solid theology and social theory. All in all, hard to finish reading for multiple reasons.
This is not the progressive confirmation of Jesus as a herald of intersectional theology nor the dismantling of misogynistic evangelism I was hoping for. Rather, the author seems to want to revamp evangelicalism - it's like she halfway sees the problems, but stops short in her proposed solutions and prefers personal reflection and affirmation of evangelical phrasing and views to changing the screwed up institution. Perhaps that was my misled hopes rather than a more realistic expectation of this book, but I was disappointed and almost gave up on this book half a dozen times. The writing style reminiscent of mommy bloggers doesn't help - it's more focused on personal anecdotes than solid theology and social theory. All in all, hard to finish reading for multiple reasons.