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westernstephanie
6/1/2014
This was my 2nd reading and I enjoyed it just as much the 2nd time.
Appreciate the author's ability to poke fun at herself. (Upon being interviewed by NPR near the end of her "biblical womanhood" project: "Let me tell you, nothing will make you forget just how fat and dysfunctional and asexual you've become more than hearing your own voice between a segment on North American oil reserves and a plea for listener donations on National Public Radio.")
Also appreciate her willingness to tackle hard issues through study and to politely but firmly make her arguments from a position of faith.
And, of course, I agree with her final conclusion: "The Bible does not present us with a single model for womanhood, and the notion that it contains a sort of one-size-fits-all formula for how to be a woman of faith is a myth . . . there is no one right way to be a woman."
This was my 2nd reading and I enjoyed it just as much the 2nd time.
Appreciate the author's ability to poke fun at herself. (Upon being interviewed by NPR near the end of her "biblical womanhood" project: "Let me tell you, nothing will make you forget just how fat and dysfunctional and asexual you've become more than hearing your own voice between a segment on North American oil reserves and a plea for listener donations on National Public Radio.")
Also appreciate her willingness to tackle hard issues through study and to politely but firmly make her arguments from a position of faith.
And, of course, I agree with her final conclusion: "The Bible does not present us with a single model for womanhood, and the notion that it contains a sort of one-size-fits-all formula for how to be a woman of faith is a myth . . . there is no one right way to be a woman."
“Year of Biblical Womanhood” was more entertaining, but I really enjoy RHE’s writing style and found a lot of valuable insights on how to interact with scripture during/after a faith transition.
