Sarah Sentilles is an American author. Her four books include ''Taught by America: A Story of Struggle and Hope in Compton'', ''A Church of Her Own: What Happens When a Woman Takes the Pulpit'', ''Breaking Up with God: A Love Story'', and ''Draw Your Weapons''. She has a Masters of Divinity and a doctorate in theology from Harvard Divinity School, studying under

Gordon D. Kaufman Gordon Dester Kaufman (22 June 1925 – 22 July 2011) was an American theologian and the Mallinckrodt Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School, where he taught for over three decades beginning in 1963. He also taught at Pomona College and ...

. She has addressed the struggles and triumphs particularly evident within the paradigm concerning the

ordination of women The ordination of women to ministerial or priestly office is an increasingly common practice among some contemporary major religious groups. It remains a controversial issue in certain Christian traditions and most denominations in which "ordina ...

in Christian ministry. She previously taught at

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and currently teaches at Pacific Northwest College of Art, in Portland, Oregon. Sentilles describes herself as an

agnostic Agnosticism is the view or belief that the existence of God, of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. (page 56 in 1967 edition) Another definition provided is the view that "human reason is incapable of providing sufficient ...

. Her book ''Draw Your Weapons'' won the 2018

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for Creative Nonfiction.

Published works

*''Taught by America: A Story of Struggle and Hope in Compton'' ( Beacon, 2005) *''A Church of Her Own: What Happens When a Woman Takes the Pulpit'' (

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, 2008) *''Breaking Up with God: A Love Story'' ( HarperOne, 2011) *''Draw Your Weapons'' ( Random House, 2017) *''Stranger Care: A Memoir of Loving What Isn't Ours'' ( Random House, 2021)

References

External links

Sarah Sentilles website
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