Red Lip Theology - For Church Girls Who've Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn't Enough (Hardcover)

Reviews

"Challenging and interesting" by Kelly H. - 19 January 2022

In “Red Lip Theology”, Candice Marie Benbow sets out, for a reader like me (a white woman) to “open new levels of understanding and ideological transformation” and she does it well. This book is primarily autobiographical, broken into subject-driven essays. As such, being an American, Black, Southern Baptist raised, woman is central to each and eye opening to those of us who aren’t. Whilst none of the challenges and heartaches raised were unfamiliar, putting flesh and bone, lived experience to topics such as #BlackLivesMatter, #ChurchToo and others is moving and compelling. I deeply appreciated her honesty, and vulnerability. She has endured an immense amount and doesn’t shy away from sharing the darkest and hardest elements. She is brave, bold and inspiring. She is also thought-provoking, I may not agree with everything she says but I enjoyed the way she argued her perspective. If you are looking for a challenging and interesting read, be sure to pick this one! It’s a four out of five on the enJOYment scale. I received a complimentary copy of the book from Convergent Books through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.