If those adjectives don't describe you, this book won't hit home.īessey's writing style is overwrought, to be frank.

It is absolutely written for a devout, evangelical Christian crowd. It does not delve nearly as deep as I thought it would into biblical reasons for feminism, and is very, VERY heavy on evangelical Christian phrases. This is not really the book I thought it would be, and I don't think the back blurb does it justice. This is heavy on the Jesus, light on the feminist. She’s a pseudo-hermit bookworm, an enthusiastic knitter, tea-drinker, hockey fan, total hugger, endlessly fascinated with Jesus, an embarrassing fan-girl for the tv programmes Doctor Who and Schitt’s Creek, and she lives with chronic illness. Now living in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada (on the traditional land of the Stó:lō), Sarah and her husband of twenty years have four children ranging in age from high school to kindergarten. Sarah was born and raised in the prairies and foothills of western Canada. Based in Port au Prince, Heartline is committed to empowering Haitian families through complete maternal and infant health care, education, vocational training, and economic development. She also serves as chair of the board for Heartline Ministries in Haiti. She is a sought-after speaker at churches, conferences, and universities around the world. Sarah writes the weekly newsletter Field Notes with exclusive essays, devotional series, conversations, and more. Sarah is also the co-host of The Evolving Faith Podcast. She now co-leads the community and conference alongside Jeff Chu. Her new collaborative book, A Rhythm of Prayer: A Collection of Meditations for Renewal is a New York Times, Publisher’s Weekly, and Globe and Mail Bestseller.Īlong with her friends, the late Rachel Held Evans and Jim Chaffee, Sarah co-founded Evolving Faith.

Sarah Bessey is the author of the best-selling and critically acclaimed books Jesus Feminist (2013) Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith (2015) and Miracles and Other Reasonable Things (2019).

Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey