I want to apologize from the outset for my omission of fiction. So sorry! Fiction is valuable and I want to read more of it. However, I tend to gravitate towards non-fiction, and I’m a slow reader who’s still recovering from grad school!
That being said, I have read a lot of books by women and about women, especially pertaining to their place and value in the church. These are some of the books I can’t stop talking about after I read them.
Also, I’m only sharing books I’ve actually read, in no particular order. There are many, many excellent books by women that I haven’t gotten around to yet! (Feel free to leave recommendations for those in the comments).
Books about women
1. Are Women Human? Astute and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society – Dorothy Sayers
2. Women and the Gender of God – Amy Peeler
3. Women and Worship at Corinth: Paul’s Rhetorical Arguments in 1 Corinthians – Lucy Peppiatt
4. What is a Girl Worth? My Story Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics – Rachael Denhollander
5. A Woman’s Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World – Katelyn Beaty
6. Birthing the Sermon: Women Preachers on the Creative Process – Jana Childers (editor)
7. The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth – Beth Allison Barr
Books related to trauma
1. Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence–From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror – Judith Lewis Herman
2. Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us Out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode–and into a Life of Connection and Joy – Aundi Kolber
3. Trauma and Grace: Theology in a Ruptured World – Serene Jones
Books on writing/creativity
1. Bird by Bird: Instructions on Writing and Life – Anne Lamott
2. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear – Elizabeth Gilbert
3. Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art – Madeleine L’Engle
4. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead – Brené Brown
Memoir
1. All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir – Beth Moore
2. I’m Glad My Mom Died – Janette McCurdy
3. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed – Lori Gottlieb
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