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jasmineisntblue's review against another edition
5.0
Truth's Table: Black Women's Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation is like the best group hug for Black girls. I felt seen, dignified, loved, spoken to, convicted, and cared for — which means the book accomplished its purpose in me.
I loved the ways the authors (Ekemini Uwan, Christina Edmondson, Michelle Higgins) pointed us back to scripture to affirm our dignity and God’s love for us. Sometimes I felt convicted (and called in), like during Dr. Christina’s chapter “Reborn to Resist.” Ironically, but not ironically because God authors “coincides” all the time, I listened to John 3, which includes Jesus telling Nicodemus about the spiritual rebirth we need, this morning. That story ended up being central to Dr. C’s chapter on Rebirth and an important reminder to me – to not treat God like the song "Creep" by TLC (!) and to resist. Real and relatable.
I am grateful for a book that loves me by seeing me and calling me further into who I am created to be. Even more than the book, I am grateful for a God who sees me and is calling me further into who I am created to be. I'm also looking forward to revisiting this book. It won't be a "one and done" text for me.
In a world that disrespects Black women, writes us off, calls us less beautiful, less worthy, yet continually asks us to save it, does God loves us? The answer is a resounding yes. He love us. *“You have claimed us in a world that ignores us.” “How good and pleasant it is to know that we are your daughters. May our lives reflect the overflowing of grace that You have granted to us.”Amen.
*From the book.
Note: I listened to this on audiobook and generally appreciated hearing the authors read their respective chapters. It would've been nice to highlight/underline in a physical copy at times.
I loved the ways the authors (Ekemini Uwan, Christina Edmondson, Michelle Higgins) pointed us back to scripture to affirm our dignity and God’s love for us. Sometimes I felt convicted (and called in), like during Dr. Christina’s chapter “Reborn to Resist.” Ironically, but not ironically because God authors “coincides” all the time, I listened to John 3, which includes Jesus telling Nicodemus about the spiritual rebirth we need, this morning. That story ended up being central to Dr. C’s chapter on Rebirth and an important reminder to me – to not treat God like the song "Creep" by TLC (!) and to resist. Real and relatable.
I am grateful for a book that loves me by seeing me and calling me further into who I am created to be. Even more than the book, I am grateful for a God who sees me and is calling me further into who I am created to be. I'm also looking forward to revisiting this book. It won't be a "one and done" text for me.
In a world that disrespects Black women, writes us off, calls us less beautiful, less worthy, yet continually asks us to save it, does God loves us? The answer is a resounding yes. He love us. *“You have claimed us in a world that ignores us.” “How good and pleasant it is to know that we are your daughters. May our lives reflect the overflowing of grace that You have granted to us.”Amen.
*From the book.
Note: I listened to this on audiobook and generally appreciated hearing the authors read their respective chapters. It would've been nice to highlight/underline in a physical copy at times.
brandifox's review against another edition
4.0
These women are brilliant. The growth they prod toward is uncomfortable- if you are open to the good kind of discomfort make space to listen to them.
merryberries's review against another edition
4.0
This book took me quite some time to read, and not just because I was in a reading slump. This is the kind of book that you need to read a chapter at a time and sit with it considering the implications the truth of the book has for your life. As a white woman reading this book, I found it best to follow my grandma's often-given advice to keep my ears open and my mouth shut. I am thankful for the time and thought that Edmondson, Higgins, and Uwan put into this book and that they shared their lives and their hearts within its pages. This book left me with a larger view of God and a better understanding of his people, and I think that's exactly what was intended. Read this book with an open mind when you really have the time to invest in it and digest it.
bookofcinz's review against another edition
3.0
If you are Black Woman who grew up the church and you are still searching or healing in some day, I consider this a must read. This book is written by Black Women for Black Women and I think it is one of those books that you read slowly- leave, consider it's impact on you and what it is trying to teach you.
ono108's review against another edition
5.0
Truth’s Table the book lives like the podcast. It is a conversation that you enter as a participant from the first few pages. Split into 3 sections on life, love, and liberation, with each author writing one chapter per section, each has their own distinct voice which I was able to feel the further I went into the book, and yet all 3 voices still coalesce into a conversation which is what makes this book so brilliant and intuitive. I found it hard to resist audibly agreeing or furiously scribbling into post its to affirm and further explore what I was reading. For me, it was as soul-affirming a read as it was many, many lessons (theologically, spiritually, sociologically, relationally, etc etc). I struggle to read really any Christian book but what made this one different was the relatability and authenticity. Real life, faith, and justice in practice all coexist here under a huge offering of vulnerability from each writer.
Crazy that I never knew of Truth’s Table the podcast before randomly finding this book in Barnes & Noble. I will count it as a blessing and am so thankful for the ways this book intellectually impacted my own faith, as well as my womanhood and Blackness (which one thing you will learn in this book is that they are not at all mutually exclusive). I will surely be a loyal podcast listener going forward!
Crazy that I never knew of Truth’s Table the podcast before randomly finding this book in Barnes & Noble. I will count it as a blessing and am so thankful for the ways this book intellectually impacted my own faith, as well as my womanhood and Blackness (which one thing you will learn in this book is that they are not at all mutually exclusive). I will surely be a loyal podcast listener going forward!
allieasaurus's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
madi_stokes's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
shannanh's review against another edition
5.0
I have never heard of these ladies until now, and Now I have a new podcast to listen too. This book is so needed for those of us who are over religion as we know it and grew up on. Especially with all of the racial issues that have been coming more to the surface after the last couple of years. These three ladies give such a great advice and is written for black women in any stage in their life, from singleness, to being married, dealing with racisism and divorce and many other situations. This is an amazing, on time and much needed resource.
I received a copy of the book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review of my own thoughts and opinions.
I received a copy of the book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review of my own thoughts and opinions.