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Evangelicals are supposed to be experts at telling their story. From an early age you are expected to have a "testimony," a story of how God saved you from a life of sin and sadness and gave you a new life of joy and gladness. What happens if you don't have such a testimony? What if your story just doesn't fit the before-and-after mold? What are you supposed to do if your voice is not one usually heard?
In these offbeat, witty, and often bittersweet essays, up-and-coming writers tell the truth about growing up female and evangelical. Whether they stayed in the church or not, evangelicalism has shaped their spiritual lives.
Eschewing evangelical cliches, idyllic depictions of Christian upbringing, and pat formulas of sinner-to-saint transformation, these writers reflect frankly on childhoods filled with flannel board Jesuses, Christian "rap" music, and Bible memorization competitions. Along the way they find insight in the strangest places--the community swimming pool, Casey Kasem's American Top 40, and an Indian mosque.
Together this collection of essays provides a vivid and diverse portrait of life in the evangelical church, warts and all.
List of Contributors:
Jessica Belt
Paula Carter
Kirsten Cruzen
Anne Dayton
Kimberly B. George
Carla-Elaine Johnson
Megan Kirschner
Anastasia McAteer
Melanie Springer Mock
Audrey Molina
Victoria Moon
Shauna Niequist
Hannah Faith Notess
Andrea Palpant Dilley
Angie Romines
Andrea Saylor
Nicole Sheets
Shari MacDonald Strong
Stephanie Tombari
Heather Baker Utley
Jessie van Eerden
Sara Zarr
In these offbeat, witty, and often bittersweet essays, up-and-coming writers tell the truth about growing up female and evangelical. Whether they stayed in the church or not, evangelicalism has shaped their spiritual lives.
Eschewing evangelical cliches, idyllic depictions of Christian upbringing, and pat formulas of sinner-to-saint transformation, these writers reflect frankly on childhoods filled with flannel board Jesuses, Christian "rap" music, and Bible memorization competitions. Along the way they find insight in the strangest places--the community swimming pool, Casey Kasem's American Top 40, and an Indian mosque.
Together this collection of essays provides a vivid and diverse portrait of life in the evangelical church, warts and all.
List of Contributors:
Jessica Belt
Paula Carter
Kirsten Cruzen
Anne Dayton
Kimberly B. George
Carla-Elaine Johnson
Megan Kirschner
Anastasia McAteer
Melanie Springer Mock
Audrey Molina
Victoria Moon
Shauna Niequist
Hannah Faith Notess
Andrea Palpant Dilley
Angie Romines
Andrea Saylor
Nicole Sheets
Shari MacDonald Strong
Stephanie Tombari
Heather Baker Utley
Jessie van Eerden
Sara Zarr
About the author
Hannah Faith Notess is the creative writing editor for The Other Journal and was the 2008-2009 Milton Center postgraduate writing fellow at Seattle Pacific University. Her writing has appeared in Image, The Christian Century, and Slate, among other journals.
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