Jericho Books</br></br>Product Description</br></br><div>Now a <i>New York Times</i> bestseller?? Nadia Bolz-Weber takes no prisoners as she reclaims the term "astrix"(pronounced "pas-triks??"a term used by some Christians who refuse to recognize female pastors) in her messy?? beautiful?? prayer-and-profanity laden narrative about an unconventional life of faith.</div><br> Heavily tattooed and loud-mouthed?? Nadia?? a former stand-up comic?? sure as hell didn't consider herself to be religious leader material-until the day she ended up leading a friend's funeral in a smoky downtown comedy club. Surrounded by fellow alcoholics?? depressives?? and cynics?? she realized: These were her people. Maybe she was meant to be their pastor. <br><br> U