Sin Bravely: A Memoir of Spiritual Disobedience
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Book Overview
A tour de force, voice-driven debut that examines how one woman finally found the middle ground between Heaven and Hell--an NPR Best Book of the Year. As a young girl, Maggie Rowe took the idea of salvation very seriously. Growing up in a moderately religious household, her fear of eternal damnation turned into a childhood terror that drove her to become an outrageously dedicated Born-again Christian --regularly slinging Bible verses in cutthroat scripture memorization competitions and assaulting strangers at shopping malls with the "good news" that they were going to hell. Finally, at nineteen, crippled by her fear, she checked herself in to an Evangelical psychiatric facility. And that is where her journey really began. Surrounded by a ragtag cast of characters, including a former biker meth-head struggling with anger management issues, a set of identical twins tormented by erotic fantasies, a World War II veteran and artist of denial who insists that he's only "locked up for a tune-up," and a warm and upbeat chronic depressive who becomes the author's closest ally, Maggie launches a campaign to, in the words of Martin Luther, "Sin bravely in order to know the forgiveness of God."
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1593766599
ISBN13:9781593766597
Release Date:January 2017
Publisher:Soft Skull
Length:225 Pages
Weight:0.77 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
Customer Reviews
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Hilarious, intelligent, poignant, unique
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 6 years ago
Maggie Rowe is a unique voice. Her vulnerability, her wit, as well of the depth of her sincerity and honesty make her a one of a kind storyteller. Her account of her time in a Christian psych ward is unlike anything I have read. I was intriqued by the extremes she went to in her pursuit of being a true on fire, red hot believer. Her story transcends any one religious path and resonates with the deepest part of all of us- the part that wants salvation, security and belonging. She is a serious, sincere seeker , yet she tells her story with outrageous hilarity. I enjoyed listening to her narrate it on the audio version. Listening to her story was like hearing a good friend pour their heart out- a good friend who is a brilliant storyteller, skilled at finding the comedy in every scenario. She paints pictures from her youth that had me laughing out loud . I love this book! Bravo Maggie! Your book made me laugh , and gave me new insight and hope for my own journey! Thank you for writing this book!
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