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Shameless: A Sexual Reformation by Nadia Bolz-Weber
4.0

Your girl has a HISTORY when it comes to the topic of sex and sexuality, so this one both intimidated and intrigued me. When you grow up in evangelical Christian purity culture and then are sexually abused and raped, it sets you up for a whooooole mess of untangling, relearning, and rediscovering God’s heart and design for sex, what it means to be in a body and learn to love my body, how to navigate physical contact in relationships post-abuse, etc. It’s a DOOZY and I can’t say I’ve ever read a book willing to look at these types of things head on in such a frank and unfiltered way. This book takes a liberal approach at sex and sexuality that I don’t 100% agree with, but there was much about it that was freeing, healing, and encouraging for me to read. I appreciated looking at Scripture and common Christian teachings through a new lens different than what I was raised with, and I have new thoughts, questions, and prayers as a result. (Reason #7293726 why you should read widely and diversely!!!) For those who have wrestled with anything in the sex/sexuality realm, this one would be a worthwhile read, and one I feel won’t be triggering (at least it wasn’t for me) but instead provide a safe space for wondering, learning, exploring, deconstructing, rebuilding, and even healing.