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"Nothing gives church folk anxiety quite like the subject of sex. And that's why in Shameless, Pastor Nadia sets out to reclaim the conversation for a new generation. In the spirit of Martin Luther, Bolz-Weber calls for a reformation of the way believers understand and express their sexuality. To make her case, Bolz-Weber draws on experiences from her own life as well as her parishoners', then puts them side by side with biblical narrative and theology to explore what the church has taught and about sex, and the harm that has often come as a result. Along the way, Bolz-Weber reexamines patriarchy, gender, and sexual orientation with candor but also with hope--because, as she writes, "I believe that the Gospel can heal the pain that even the church has caused." As with her previous books, Bolz-Weber offers an honest, affirming and intellectually robust experience on the pages that speak to skeptic and believer alike"-- Provided by publisher

Raw, intimate, and timely, Nadia Bolz-Weber's latest book offers a full-blown overhaul of our harmful and antiquated ideas about sex, gender, and our bodies.Christians are obsessed with sex. But not in a good way. For nearly two thousand years, this obsession has often turned destructive, inflicting pain, suffering, and guilt on countless people of all persuasions and backgrounds. In Shameless, Bolz-Weber calls for a reformation. To make her case, she offers experiences from her own life and stories from her parishoners alongside biblical theology to explore what the church has taught, and the harm those teachings have caused. Along the way, she re-examines patriarchy, sex, and power with candour but also with hope, because in her heart she believes the "Gospel is powerful enough, transgressive enough, and beautiful enough to heal not only the ones who have been hurt but also those who have done the hurting." This is by far Bolz-Weber's most personal book yet, revealing intimate and emotional details about her life while offering a reading experience that is as entertaining and affirming as it is intellectually robust and liberating. For anyone who has been harmed by the shaming sexual messages so prevalent in religion, this book is for you.

What if the annoying person you try to avoid is actually seconds away from becoming an accidental saint in your life? What if, even in our persistent failings, holy moments are waiting to happen? In Accidental Saints, New York Times bestselling author Nadia Bolz-Weber takes us inside the House for All Sinners and Saints, her congregation in Denver. Tattooed, angry, profane--an altogether unlikely cleric—this former standup comic stubbornly, sometimes hilariously, resists the God she feels called to serve. Yet we watch as, in her doubts and her disasters, she keeps “stumbling into holy moments” which break through her resistance and sweep her up in transforming relationships where giving, receiving, even embodying grace becomes a way of life. As her dramatic stories unfold, we begin to sense that just such holy moments are waiting for each of us. In a time when many have rightly become disillusioned with Christianity, Accidental Saints demonstrates what happens when ordinary people meet to share bread and wine, struggle with scripture, and tell the truth about their real lives. Their faltering steps toward wholeness will ring true for believer and skeptic alike. As one reviewer writes, “This is a book for everyone who yearns to be made new.” Told in Nadia’s trademark confessional style, Accidental Saints is a stunning next work from one of today’s most important religious voices.

Bis sie Jesus fand, war Nadia Bolz-Webers Leben eine Achterbahnfahrt. Sie stammt aus einem christlich-fundamentalistischen Elternhaus, rebellierte, fing an zu trinken, nahm Drogen. Führte ein echtes Hippie-Leben – in jeder Beziehung. Über die Anonymen Alkoholiker fand sie einen Weg aus der Sucht. „Das Blöde war, dass ich meinen Freunden, die weiter an der Flasche hingen, beim Sterben zusehen musste.“ Bald lernt sie ihren zukünftigen Ehemann kennen, einen angehenden Pfarrer. Findet zu Jesus. Als sie bei der Beerdigung eines langjährigen Freundes, umgeben von hoffnungslosen Gesichtern, eine Trauerpredigt hält, macht es klick – und Nadia erkennt ihre Berufung: Sie wird Pastorin der Ausgestoßenen! Nadia Bolz-Weber ist heute ordinierte Pastorin der ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) und hat das „Haus für alle Sünder und Heiligen“ gegründet, in der Alkoholiker, gestrauchelte Vorbestrafte und labile Kriegsveteranen zusammenfinden. Mit ihrem Buch wurde sie „ein neuer Star der Kirchenszene“ (GEO)! Nadia Bolz-Webers Autobiografie ist spannend wie ein Krimi, aufwühlend, wie es nur das echte Leben sein kann und in ihrer Authentizität absolut provokant.