Rachel Stone

Rachel Stone blogs at Eat With Joy! which is part of the CCblogs network. She is the author of Eat with Joy: Redeeming God’s Gift of Food, forthcoming from InterVarsity Press.

Articles by Rachel Stone

Books

Clearly Invisible

Racial Passing and the
Color of Cultural Identity

By Marcia Alesan Dawkins

Clearly Invisible, by Marcia Alesan Dawkins

Jan 23, 2013 reviewed by Rachel Stone

In Clearly Invisible, Marcia Alesan Dawkins explores passing—presenting oneself as a member of a racial group to which one does not belong. Dawkins argues that passing is a rhetorical act that “forces us to think and rethink what, exactly, makes a person black, white or ‘other,’ and why we care.”

From the CCblogs Network

Pray and put up a (nonviolent) fight

Dec 17, 2012 by Rachel Stone

It hasn’t even been six months since I quaked irrationally with fear as my husband went off with a friend to a sleepy little cinema in western Pennsylvania, weeks after the Aurora shooting. If my kids went to elementary school, I’d be quaking with fear this morning.

From the CCblogs Network

The gospel of personal responsibility and obesity

Oct 19, 2012 by Rachel Stone

While I was away a few weeks ago, regular reader and fellow blogger Charity Jill tweeted to me about speaker/blogger Shane Blackshear’s post “It’s Probably Time We All Talked About Obesity and the Church”.

Shane’s post is not particularly unique in its outlook; over a year ago, Marcus Thompson, a pastor in Oakland, CA, published a piece on Relevant called“The Immorality of Gluttony” that expresses very similar concerns. (I responded to it here.)

Books

Seeking the Straight and Narrow

Weight Loss and Sexual Reorientation in Evangelical America

By Lynne Gerber

Seeking the Straight and Narrow, by Lynne Gerber

Sep 13, 2012 reviewed by Rachel Stone

Lynne Gerber's interaction with the discourses of evangelical weight loss and sexual reorientation is engaging, surprising and admirably charitable.

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