I recommend this book for everyone: Catholics, Conservative Evangelicals, Liberal Episcopalians, Atheists, Agnostics and all along the spectrum. Her church serves the poor, feeds the hungry, clothes the naked, visits those in prison and embraces the rejected, scorned people of society, much like Jesus did. GenresMemoirNonfictionReligionSpiritualityFaithChristianTheology. I don't agree with all of Nadia's beliefs, but I must say her theology is challenging. Updated with a new afterword, Pastrix is wildly entertaining, sardonically irreverent, and deeply resonanta messy, beautiful, prayerand profanity-laden narrative about an unconventional life of faith. Normally I steer away from books with profanity but not this one. You get the feeling she's just one of those toughies. It's not just trashy f-bombs being thrown around gratuitously. Commentators have stated she is foul mouthed, and yeah, well, she is, but not the way I'd expected. She serves God the way she is, tattooed, cranky, irritable and humble at the same time. She looks more like a biker chick." This is precisely what was kind of cool about her, at first glance. My first thought when I saw her was, "Oh my she doesn't look like a Pastor. I first heard of Nadia Bolz-Weber on NPR.
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