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New & Noteworthy: Sinéad O’Connor, ‘Tell Her Story,’ and More

Three culture recommendations from our editors.

A black-and-white photograph of Sinéad O’Connor in ‘Nothing Compares.' Her head is shaved and she is wearing a long-sleeve shirt. She is resting her head in both of her palms with her fingers clasped over both cheeks.
From Nothing Compares

The Sinéad Effect

Nothing Compares documents the tumultuous career of Irish musician Sinéad O’Connor. On live TV in 1992, O’Connor protested child abuse in the Catholic Church, nearly a decade before papal acknowledgment. Her actions jeopardized her career, but she clung to music as a form of healing.
Showtime

Healthy Sexuality

Sheila Wray Gregoire, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach, and Joanna Sawatsky’s She Deserves Better: Raising Girls to Resist Toxic Teachings on Sex, Self, and Speaking Up is a healing guide for parents who wish to raise their daughters free from the damaging influence of purity culture.
Baker Books

The Gospel According to Women

In Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church, Nijay K. Gupta critiques the church’s historical focus on male leadership. Through women such as Phoebe, Prisca, and Junia, Gupta shows the critical role women have always played in the gospel mission.
IVP Academic

This appears in the July 2023 issue of Sojourners