New York
Times bestselling author Nadia Bolz-Weber takes no prisoners as she reclaims
the term "pastrix"(pronounced "pas-triks," a term used by
some Christians who refuse to recognize female pastors) in her messy,
beautiful, prayer-and-profanity laden narrative about an unconventional life of
faith.
Heavily
tattooed and loud-mouthed, Nadia, a former stand-up comic, sure as hell didn't
consider herself to be religious leader material-until the day she ended up
leading a friend's funeral in a smoky downtown comedy club. Surrounded by
fellow alcoholics, depressives, and cynics, she realized: These were her
people. Maybe she was meant to be their pastor.
Using life
stories-from living in a hopeful-but-haggard commune of slackers to surviving
the wobbly chairs and war stories of a group for recovering alcoholics, from
her unusual but undeniable spiritual calling to pastoring a notorious con
artist-Nadia uses stunning narrative and poignant honesty to portray a woman
who is both deeply faithful and deeply flawed, giving hope to the rest of us
along the way.
Wildly
entertaining and deeply resonant, this is the book for people who hunger for a
bit of hope that doesn't come from vapid consumerism or navel-gazing; for women
who talk too loud, and guys who love chick flicks; for the gay man who loves
Jesus, and won't allow himself to be shunned by the church. In short, this book
is for every thinking misfit suspicious of institutionalized religion, but who
is still seeking transcendence and mystery.
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