Brave, Alice Connor
Brave, Alice Connor
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Brave
Women of the Bible and Their Stories of Grief, Mercy, Folly, Joy, Sex, and Redemption

Author: Alice Connor

Narrator: Nan McNamara

Unabridged: 6 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/16/2021


Synopsis

Women are essential to the biblical story—they lead communities, bear life, and testify to God's power and presence. Some of their names we know, others we've only heard, and others, tragically, go unnamed.

Following the success of her beloved book Fierce, pastor and provocateur Alice Connor introduces us to a whole new group of women from the Bible, including Rachel, Leah, Miriam, Esther, and Lydia. Connor invites us to see them not as players in a man's story—as victims or tempters—nor as solely morality archetypes who teach women to be better wives and mothers, but as brave foremothers of the faith. Skillfully drawn by the author, these women's stories are messy, challenging, and beautiful. When we hear their stories, we can see not only their particular, formidable lives but also our own.

About Alice Connor

Alice Connor is an Episcopal priest and college chaplain. She is the author of Fierce: Women of the Bible and Their Stories of Violence, Mercy, Bravery, Wisdom, Sex, and Salvation and How to Human: An Incomplete Manual for Living in a Messed-Up World. Alice is a certified enneagram teacher and a stellar pie-maker. She lives for challenging conversations and has a high tolerance for awkwardness. She lives in Cincinnati with her husband, two kids, a dog, and no cats.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Angie on May 11, 2024

Really beautiful sermons about women in the Bible. I don’t agree with all of Connor’s theology, but I appreciate the way that she challenges me to consider the ambiguity within scripture and I appreciate her less patriarchal interpretations of classic Bible characters. Because I am not an a-hole, I......more

Goodreads review by Chandler on February 02, 2022

Alice continues to expand possibility and imagination around stories of women in the Bible. She does her best to give full humanity to women characters who often seem to be footnotes or afterthoughts in the great Biblical story. It's a quick, quirky, and enjoyable read and I definitely recommend it......more

Goodreads review by North on October 02, 2024

Read with my church group......more

Goodreads review by Victoria on February 20, 2025

Alice Conner continues to be one of my favorite sources of spiritual insight and direction!......more

Goodreads review by Susan on May 20, 2022

Enjoyed, yet loved the first book, fearce woman of the bible better......more