Title: Inspired
Author: Rachel Held Evans
Pages: 236
Themes: Bible, Story, Inspiration, Creation, Theology, Creativity, Gospels, War Stories, Songs, Wisdom
Audiobook: We have a copy of this book as a CD in the library, you can also access the book via Audible and iTunes
Group Reading Guide: The author has written a reading guide for groups with conversation questions, scripture, activities for further exploration etc
Description
This was my (Darren) favourite book of 2018, its a love letter to the bible, full of personal testimony, deep theology, creative story telling, poetry, humour and passion.
Inspired is full of creative ways to enter the stories of the bible, Rachel speaks of how she has been challenged by and inspired by a variety of texts, and in doing so opens the bible up in a way that very few books have.
This book will open up the bible to those who read it, to the bible’s wonder, poetry and prose, it’ll invite readers to wrestle with the bible, and in ding so find inspiration.
Get to know the author:
Tragically the author, Rachel Held Evans passed away not that long ago and will be greatly missed, her writing can be found on her website and she had written a number of books before Inspired, I highly recommend Searching For Sunday.
Website: https://rachel-held-evans.squarespace.com
Podcast:
A number of podcasts invited Rachel on to discuss her book Inspired, here are a few of the better interviews.
“Reading the Bible Creatively” with Rachel Held Evans on The Bible For Normal People Podcast
“Loving The Bible Again” with Rachel Held Evans on The Nomad Podcast
“Inspired” with Rachel Held Evans speaking with Jonathan Martin on the Son of a Preacher Man Podcast
“Loving, Leaving and Finding The Church Again” with Rachel Held Evans on the For The Love Podcast