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    Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber Gets 'Shameless' About Sex

    Bolz-Weber's new book pulls from her own experiences, stories told by her parishioners, and the Bible itself for an examination of the way conservative Christian ideas about sex affect peoples' lives.
    by Sarah McCammon Jan 13, 2019 3 minutes
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    How does the church affect people's sex lives? It's a big question with no easy answers, but one that Nadia Bolz-Weber is willing to confront. Bolz-Weber is a Lutheran pastor based in Denver, and her arguments come from first hand experience — from stories shared by parishioners at her former congregation, and from the text of the Bible itself. In her new book, , she takes a bold look at how conservative Christian norms around sexuality affect worshipers in every aspect of

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