Renita J. Weems

This book is so good, I put down my borrowed copy halfway through reading to order my very own copy. Renita J. Weems helps us reconsider the Bible through a womanist frame and looks at female relationships as a way for women to exercise spiritual practice. This is a rich, powerful, and accessible book. I feel both challenged and fed at once--definitely a must-read.

2.23 re-read: this was a book club choice, and I feel doubly glad to own this book. The chapter, "A Crying Shame" is the most poignant. But really, a holy fire burns in each of these chapters.… (altro)

This book was easy to read but not necessarily easy to relate to for me in many ways. As one of God's "frozen chosen" I don't think I ever expected the kind of religious ecstasy that Rev. Weems was brought up to count as the norm (in a Pentecostal tradition). However, I think many of us do go through periods of spiritual dryness, in whatever way we think of it, and I tend to agree with her way of handling it - by just keeping on showing up, doing the practices, and remaining open to the holy. In college I had a roommate who was Reform Jewish, and she had a saying she had learned, "We will do, and we will hear." Notice that the doing comes first. I need to remember that saying often, and Rev. Weems' book expands on it in a Christian context.… (altro)

This book was easy to read but not necessarily easy to relate to for me in many ways. As one of God's "frozen chosen" I don't think I ever expected the kind of religious ecstasy that Rev. Weems was brought up to count as the norm (in a Pentecostal tradition). However, I think many of us do go through periods of spiritual dryness, in whatever way we think of it, and I tend to agree with her way of handling it - by just keeping on showing up, doing the practices, and remaining open to the holy. In college I had a roommate who was Reform Jewish, and she had a saying she had learned, "We will do, and we will hear." Notice that the doing comes first. I need to remember that saying often, and Rev. Weems' book expands on it in a Christian context.… (altro)