The full title of the last book was enough to give me flashbacks to my ragey church-working days. Ugh.
This is such poignant timing for me, because Corey and I are in the process of reevaluating where we will go to church as our much-beloved Father is moving has moved to a different state. I was explaining how vastly important it was for me that women were in every way equal wherever we end up due to my upbringing causing me to hold an unhinged, internalized misogyny in my youth that I never want our daughter to experience. I thought anyone that pushed against the evangelical mold for a woman was trying too much and being a “pick me” when in reality they were closer to understanding God’s will than most of those in leadership.
Reading Teresa of Avila and Catherine of Sienna in college were such turning points in my Christian life to opening my eyes to these injustices and prejudices towards women. That and meeting so many idiot men that I outsmarted in every aspect somehow become pastors while I wasn’t allowed 🫠
Excited to give these a try (though may still need more time to cool off for the third one). I’m interested in seeing if I prefer the audio or the book after your comments!
thanks so much for sharing libby! i hoped this shelf would be a good one for you!
so true about the internalized misogyny and being 'too much' for calling things out or wondering in those places. geez. so angering and also so sad. what could have been ya know?
let me know what you think when you read/listen to one of these!
The full title of the last book was enough to give me flashbacks to my ragey church-working days. Ugh.
This is such poignant timing for me, because Corey and I are in the process of reevaluating where we will go to church as our much-beloved Father is moving has moved to a different state. I was explaining how vastly important it was for me that women were in every way equal wherever we end up due to my upbringing causing me to hold an unhinged, internalized misogyny in my youth that I never want our daughter to experience. I thought anyone that pushed against the evangelical mold for a woman was trying too much and being a “pick me” when in reality they were closer to understanding God’s will than most of those in leadership.
Reading Teresa of Avila and Catherine of Sienna in college were such turning points in my Christian life to opening my eyes to these injustices and prejudices towards women. That and meeting so many idiot men that I outsmarted in every aspect somehow become pastors while I wasn’t allowed 🫠
Excited to give these a try (though may still need more time to cool off for the third one). I’m interested in seeing if I prefer the audio or the book after your comments!
thanks so much for sharing libby! i hoped this shelf would be a good one for you!
so true about the internalized misogyny and being 'too much' for calling things out or wondering in those places. geez. so angering and also so sad. what could have been ya know?
let me know what you think when you read/listen to one of these!