To those of us who feel adrift and without a Church, this book helps to ground us a new view of virtue and practical theology. If this is what post-evangelicalism looks like, sign me up. While some of the chapters are meatier than others, Peterson carefully illustrates mistakes the American evangelical church has made, on how to address these mistakes in our own personal walks with Christ.

Recommended for: Christians who have grown increasingly ashamed of their church, those seeking what faith in Christ truly looks like, and all those in between. ( )

I was intrigued by her acknowledgement that she was raised in fundamentalism (whatever that is / entails). She presents a different approach to come to 'normality' but it is apparently effective for her. Interesting read.

"Where Goodness Still Grows dissects the moral code of American evangelicalism and puts it back together in a new way. Amy writes as someone intimately familiar with, fond of, and also deeply critical of the world of conservative evangelicalism. She writes as a woman and a mother, as someone invested in the future of humanity, and as someone who just needs to know how to teach her kids what it means to be good. She reimagines virtue as a tool, not a weapon; as wild, not tame; as embodied, not written. Reimagining specific virtues, such as kindness, purity, modesty, hospitality, and hope, Amy finds that if we listen harder and farther, we will find the places where goodness still grows" (Publisher)