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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 by Candice Marie Benbow

This was such a beautiful and reflexive tribute to and reflection on loving and losing a parent; loving, leaving and returning to the Black church; loving and forgiving ourselves; faith evolution and transformation; and just an ode to Black women and the sisterhood that maintains us. Candace bared herself in ways that I’m unsure I will ever do. I appreciated this book and her reflections on faith — some that I’ve come to have myself and some that I’m not sure what I feel about them and how they match my own theology and if I agree and I think that’s okay!

I think that some folks expected more of an actual red lip theology but the description gives an apt description of what to expect. This is a memoir of essays and reflections, not a systematic theology text. 

“I am honored to be your love made flesh.” This actually brought me to tears.
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