PRAISE FOR INSPIRED

“Besides being such an intelligent, often whimsical teacher on something as complicated as the Bible, perhaps the best endorsement I can give Rachel’s book Inspired is that before I was even halfway through, I told my teenagers I wanted to read it with them. This is the Jesus and the Scriptures I want them to love. This is a brilliant, beautiful offering.”

                                               —Jen Hatmaker, author of New York Times bestsellers Of Mess and Moxie and For the Love

“Rachel Held Evans models a spiritual journey that many are yearning to take: growing into adult readers of the Bible without feeling as though they are leaving the faith of their youth in the process. With her characteristic honesty and warmth, Rachel gives many the language and permission they desperately need to leave behind their guilt and fear, and to read the Bible anew with the joyful anticipation the sacred book deserves.”

                                               —Peter Enns, author of The Bible Tells Me So

“Rachel Held Evans has taken the stodgy, ancient bundle of work we call the Bible and makes it accessible without trampling its ancient origins or cultural contexts. In doing so, she subverts the strange, modern assumptions we too often bring to its pages. Inspired is both delightful and essential.”

                                               —Mike McHargue, cofounder of The Liturgists, host of Ask Science Mike, and author of Finding God in the Waves

“Inspired is a love letter to scripture. Evans takes what has been weaponized against so many of us and she beats it into a ploughshare. She shows us how to love the Bible; how to see its flaws, beauty, strength, and spirit at the same time. That’s love. Not worship. Love. I’m so grateful for this expertly written, timely book.”

                                               —Nadia Bolz-Weber, pastor and author of Pastrix and Accidental Saints