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In Uncompromising: A Heart Claimed By a Radical Love, Hannah Farver offers a fresh voice on what it means to be a young woman of modesty, purity, and femininity. Her style is conversational and unassuming. The reader will get no sense of finger-pointing admonishments to live a pure and holy life from a perfect person. Rather, Farver opens herself to her readers with all her faults, fears, concerns, doubts and questions as a fellow traveler on the road to a life well-lived. Her focus is not on `thou shalt nots' but rather on guiding her readers to find the Cause who is able to fulfill their inner desire to be wholly and unconditionally loved.
Farver opens with an acknowledgement that passion is good and hard-wired into our DNA. We are designed to be passionate about a cause. The world dangles all sorts of causes in front of our eyes to lure us away from the one Cause that can deeply satisfy the desires of our hearts. These worldly causes include the desire to be considered beautiful, popular, famous, and loved. The problem, Farver contends, is that all of these causes are fleeting and leave the seeker wholly unsatisfied. Rather, she challenges, we can live for the one Cause that claims our hearts with a radical love and provides a fully satisfying life. This doesn't mean she wants to remain single all of her life but that she is willing to seek a relationship with the one Cause (God) and allow Him to prepare her heart for relationship with the man He has chosen for her.
The book closes with a modesty checklist and an unofficial checklist to help young women determine if they are ready for marriage. The author begs, however, that readers don't take either of these resources as the final word on either topic. A study guide is also included.
I enjoyed this book. It was thought-provoking and encouraged self-reflection. Even as Farver advises young teens to seek out older, more mature 'Titus 2 women' I sensed a subtle shift, seemingly unknown to the author, of her becoming just such a woman for the younger teens in her audience.
I would recommend this book for ages 12 and up. A church youth group leader could use this title for either a preteen or teen small group discussion for girls. I give this book five out of five stars.
Kimberly Bower is an ordained minister. Her primary purpose is to glorify God and make Him known to all men. She enjoys sharing great books that entertain, encourage, enlighten, enrich and empower people to fulfill their destinies.
She writes as the West Palm Beach Spirituality Examiner on http://www.examiner.com/ and can be reached there or via Facebook under the screen name gladeslibrarian.
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