Aw thank you!! Yes yes yes please read it. It fits so nicely in with discussions about what it means to be a woman, particularly a woman of God. It also fits in, in a roundabout way, with the contraception/family planning/motherhood conversation. I'm planning on writing about it at some point in the future but the more I study it the vaster the topic becomes - as you alluded to. For now, I do not believe that hormonal contraceptions (the pill, patch, IUDs, etc) are an option for believers. Even if not actively trying to have a baby, marriage requires a posture of openness. The very nature of marriage is fruitfulness and that is a testament to its glory. Marriage is hospitable - would be a succinct way to put it. Hopefully that makes sense!
This is so delightful! I love your musings about Addy especially. :) I have been hearing lots of praise for Kristin Lavransdatter recently, and your review has convinced me to place at high on my tbr! And gosh this makes me reread East of Eden too. I think about that book so often. I look forward to more thoughts, if you choose to share them, about contraception. It's not as immediately relevant to me haha but it's all connected to gender, embodiment, limits, desire, community, etc—all very noisy topics these days and ones I'm very interested in. I think these are the big questions of era and I appreciate people (like you!) wrestling with them not only through robust thinking but their own lived experiences too.
Aw thank you!! Yes yes yes please read it. It fits so nicely in with discussions about what it means to be a woman, particularly a woman of God. It also fits in, in a roundabout way, with the contraception/family planning/motherhood conversation. I'm planning on writing about it at some point in the future but the more I study it the vaster the topic becomes - as you alluded to. For now, I do not believe that hormonal contraceptions (the pill, patch, IUDs, etc) are an option for believers. Even if not actively trying to have a baby, marriage requires a posture of openness. The very nature of marriage is fruitfulness and that is a testament to its glory. Marriage is hospitable - would be a succinct way to put it. Hopefully that makes sense!
This is so delightful! I love your musings about Addy especially. :) I have been hearing lots of praise for Kristin Lavransdatter recently, and your review has convinced me to place at high on my tbr! And gosh this makes me reread East of Eden too. I think about that book so often. I look forward to more thoughts, if you choose to share them, about contraception. It's not as immediately relevant to me haha but it's all connected to gender, embodiment, limits, desire, community, etc—all very noisy topics these days and ones I'm very interested in. I think these are the big questions of era and I appreciate people (like you!) wrestling with them not only through robust thinking but their own lived experiences too.