Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
- Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick & Valentine De Landro
- Certain Women by Madeleine L’Engle
- Damaged Goods: New Perspectives on Christian Purity by Dianna Anderson
- Does Jesus Really Love Me? A Gay Christian’s Pilgrimage in Search of God in America by Jeff Chu
- East of Eden by John Steinbeck
- Fanfiction
- Heroines of the Old Testament Coloring Book by Betsy Karounos
- Jesus Feminist: God’s Radical Notion That Women Are People Too by Sarah Bessey
- My Notorious Life by Kate Manning
- Rapture Practice: My One-Way Ticket to Salvation by Aaron Hartzler
- Rapture Ready! Adventures in the Parallel Universe of Christian Pop Culture by Daniel Radosh
- The Solace of Leaving Early by Haven Kimmel
- What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler
- When We Were On Fire: A Memoir of Consuming Faith, Tangled Love, and Starting Over by Addie Zierman
- The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie
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(But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)