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Jennifer Neyhart is an aspiring Scholar and Educator of C.S Lewis, Bible, and Theology. Her interests include reading (Fantasy/Sci-Fi along with books related to Theology, Philosophy, The Bible, Spirituality, etc...), writing, learning and teaching. You'll find her blogging about these interests accordingly at http://neyhart.blogspot.com
Currently reading
The Silmarillion
Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate
The God Box
Gods at War: Defeating the Idols That Battle for Your Heart
The Ersatz Elevator
The House of Hades
Come Alive
The Prophetic Imagination
Jesus + Nothing = Everything
Speaker for the Dead
There has been a lot of controversy from the "conservative evangelicals" about this book, but I loved it! It made me laugh and it also made me think.I love the conversational style of the book and the ways Evans is able to laugh at herself and tackle deep hermeneutical questions about how we interpret the Bible, specifically as it applies to women's roles in the church, in the home, and in life in general.
As others have noted, there may not be new arguments here, but Rachel made the work of scholars much more accessible and personal. (And again, renewed my desire to dig deeper.)
Reading this book reawakened my love of the Bible in ways I could not have anticipated.
I love God more now that I know that he isn't restricting me because I'm a woman. He wasn't the one doing that.