Dayton, TN About Blog Rachel Held Evans is a blogger, speaker, author of «Searching for Sunday», «A Year
of Biblical Womanhood», and «Faith Unraveled.
Most Popular Comment: In response to «Lifeway Won't Carry «A Year
of Biblical Womanhood,» Jamie wrote:
So on Sunday I resolved that if I'm going to observe Proverbs 31 for my year
of biblical womanhood, I might as well observe the whole thing.
It's hard to believe that this time last year, after marking Rosh Hoshanah with the sounding (read: tooting) of my shofar and the baking (read: burning) of my challah bread, I celebrated the conclusion of my «year
of biblical womanhood.»
Most Likely to Keep the Conversation Going: Two Friars and a Fool debate «Biblical Masculinity» in the context
of my Biblical Womanhood Project
This reflection on Mary Magdalene is from A Year
of Biblical Womanhood.
February 23: Gordon College Chapel - Wenham, Massachusetts Wednesday, 10:25 a.m. - A.J. Gordon Memorial Chapel Again I'll be talking about the Bible as a conversation - starter, focusing on the importance of «study» as it applies to the spiritual disciplines, and of course sharing some of the ups and downs
of my biblical womanhood project
I'll be speaking about my «year
of biblical womanhood» in chapel at 9:30 a.m. and reading / speaking from my new book, Searching for Sunday, at 7:00 p.m.. Both events are free and open to the public.
February 25: Eastern Nazarene College Chapel — Quincy, Massachusetts Friday, 10:25 a.m. — Wollaston Church of the Nazarene I'll be talking about the Bible as a conversation - starter, sharing some of the ups and downs
of my biblical womanhood project.
After discovering and sharing «Blinded by a Bear» this week, the curator offered to include A Year
of Biblical Womanhood among the titles.
I have just one week left in my year
of biblical womanhood, which means I am days away from a much - needed haircut and the ceremonial packing - away of my many head coverings.
In addition to a scheduled blog tour, we're inviting up to 75 readers to be part of a Launch Team for A Year
of Biblical Womanhood.
A Year
of Biblical Womanhood officially releases on October 30... just 20 days from now!
Last year, during the infamous «year
of biblical womanhood,» Dan kept a journal.
In other fun news, Tony Jones just named A Year
of Biblical Womanhood his Theoblogy Book of the Year.
«So, imagine my surprise when I opened up A Year
of Biblical Womanhood, to find that it was a fun and yet very thoughtful read about what it means to be a woman?
We did this with A Year
of Biblical Womanhood and it was a huge success.
Once we get closer to the release of A Year
of Biblical Womanhood, I'll be posting photos and posts and (possibly) excerpts related to that.
I should also note that the title «A Year
of Biblical Womanhood» is a tentative one.
You'll begin to understand that soundtrack to A Year
of Biblical Womanhood, to the Christian life in general, is love.
Last week I was privileged to spend some time in Pennsylvania's Amish country talking with Old Order Amish and Mennonite women as part
of my biblical womanhood project.
Come October 30, you will be able to find A Year
of Biblical Womanhood just about everywhere books are sold.
-- A Year
of Biblical Womanhood, p. 74] It would not, however, make sense for me to pick on interpretive biases within, say, Mormon culture or Jewish culture.
I also have ten advance review copies of A Year
of Biblical Womanhood to give away, so if you don't win the ticket, you may at least get an advanced copy of the book.
I've been focusing on justice this month, both in preparation for my trip to Bolivia and as part
of the biblical womanhood project.
As I said before, these are just general observations I've made about humor and satire through the years, and some principles I worked really hard to incorporate into A Year
of Biblical Womanhood, which included quite a bit of both.
Your ideas, enthusiasm, support, and mad networking skills helped catapult the e-book version of A Year
of Biblical Womanhood to # 18 on the New York Times Bestseller list.
Hey Midwesterners: I'll be sharing about my year
of biblical womanhood as part of the Morningside College Wright Lecture series on Monday, February 17 at 7 p.m..
Fuller Theological Seminary - Pasadena, CA When: Friday, February 24, 7 p.m. Where: Payton, 101 What: «My Year
of Biblical Womanhood» More Info
The words in A Year
of Biblical Womanhood are resuscitative.»
As we wrap up the initial launch of A Year
of Biblical Womanhood, I wanted to say thank you.
If there's one thing I've learned during my year
of biblical womanhood, it's not to place limits on God's presence.
Baylor University Chapel — Waco, TX When: Monday, February 20, 9:05, 10:10, & 11:15 a.m. Where: Waco Hall, Baylor University What: «My Year
of Biblical Womanhood» More Info
A Year
of Biblical Womanhood is scheduled to release in the fall of 2012 with Thomas Nelson, and I am currently adjusting to the strange sensation of having a life again.
The article included several factual errors and a lot of assumptions about my motives for taking on the year
of biblical womanhood project.
Polygamy is one aspect
of biblical womanhood that I am decidedly NOT interested in pursuing literally (nor is Dan; he's got enough on his plate with one wife, bless his heart).
And check out my books: Faith Unraveled and A Year
of Biblical Womanhood.
After she read A Year
of Biblical Womanhood, Grandma called me up to tell me about a time when she was demoted from an administrative position at a Christian school because the new pastor of the associated church believed women should be forbidden from leading in any capacity.
- Rachel Held Evans, author of A Year
of Biblical Womanhood and Evolving in Monkey Town
We don't know exactly why Lifeway will not be carrying A Year
of Biblical Womanhood.
Sign up for my super-low-volume newsletter and get a link to download the first two chapters of A Year
of Biblical Womanhood for free.
The Huffington Post, The Guardian, People Magazine, The Today Show, The View — everyone suddenly wanted to talk about A Year
of Biblical Womanhood.
Rachel Held Evans is a blogger, speaker, and author of Evolving in Monkey Town and A Year
of Biblical Womanhood.
Today I've been busy preparing for a Tuesday meeting with Thomas Nelson in which we will discuss marketing and publicity strategies for A Year
of Biblical Womanhood.
Of course I love it when folks use the summer to pick up one or two of my own titles: Faith Unraveled, A Year
of Biblical Womanhood, and Searching For Sunday
And so the question I've been asking lately — especially after my «year
of biblical womanhood» — is how do I relate to the Bible as a grownup?
While I'm there, I'll be speaking at one of Lipscomb University's breakout chapels about my «year
of biblical womanhood.»
So, what parts of A Year
of Biblical Womanhood created the most discussion in your group?
In preparation for the release of A Year
of Biblical Womanhood (Thomas Nelson, 2012), Dan and I made a few «instructional videos» that highlight some of the more humorous elements of the book.
(I spend a lot more time discussing and wrestling with the «texts of terror» in A Year
of Biblical Womanhood.)