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Much has been said of the spiritual journey….for men. Our most utilized frameworks, models and roadmaps were made by men, for men, where men are central, set against the backdrop of an apparently male God. As Mary Daly said, “If God is male, then male is God.” As a result, women are typically given two options: play a supporting role in the male journey, or attempt to plug their female self into male spirituality.

But what if there is a distinct spiritual path for women? One informed by women, for women, where women are seen as central figures, and with a God who, biblically, is also represented in the feminine. Bekah Stewart not only believes this path exists but that it’s essential for healing a faith system that remains broken and in need of transformation. Drawing on the gospel story of the Dying Girl and the Bleeding Woman as an archetype for the female journey, Stewart invites women to embrace Jesus’ radical invitation to Wake Up, Stand Up, & Come Out of Hiding.

Informed by her experience as a Vocational Coach, Spiritual Formation Pastor, and Spiritual Director, Stewart offers a fresh and subversive alternative to the traditional male models as she guides women to listen to their lives, reclaim the fullness of who they are, and locate themselves on the female spiritual journey.

With a tone that balances tenderness and strength, Permission to Matter serves as a trusted guide–one who sees, believes in, and invites you to step into the fullness of who God created you to be.
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Bekah Stewart has written a book for me—a tender, readable guide to reclaiming the uniquely female spirituality, agency, vocation, and authority offered by Our Mother God in the Bible. This book is not about taking down the church patriarchy; it is about empowering women to live fully awake and fully human. I have been waiting for this book for my whole life.

— LIZ CHARLOTTE GRANT, Author of Knock at the Sky: Seeking God in Genesis after Losing Faith in the Bible

In this soulful and practical book that touches on the deep and vulnerable experiences of so many women of faith, Bekah Stewart is a wise guide, offering a path to greater healing, freedom, and empowerment that is so needed in our culture. Through honest reflections, contemplative exercises, and guiding questions to practice in our real lives, Permission to Matter offers just that—permission and challenge to listen to the longing in our souls to stand up, wake up, and live boldly, together.

— KATHY ESCOBAR, Co-Founder of The Refuge and Author of Practicing: Changing Yourself to Change the World

Permission to Matter is about more than the reclamation of women’s spirituality and value, although if it were only that it would be an incredible and liberating guide for the feminine spiritual journey. Permission to Matter is about the full relational empowerment of our beloved humanity made in the image of the TriuneGod. Bekah Stewart’s sharp wit and clear wisdom lead us toward a fuller Gospel, one that will make us all whole.

— TARA OWENS, CSD, CSDS, Spiritual Director, Supervisor and Executive Director of Anam Cara Ministries, Author of Embracing the Body: Finding God in Our Flesh & Bone

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Permission to Matter takes women seriously, and Bekah Stewart doesn't waste a single page. This book is a masterclass in feminine spirituality, and the church will be far better for its existence.

- SHANNON K. EVANS, Author of The Mystics Would Like a Word and Rewilding Motherhood

Bekah Stewart has written a book for me-a tender, readable guide to reclaiming the uniquely female spirituality, agency, vocation, and authority offered by Our Mother God in the Bible. This book is not about taking down the church patriarchy; it is about empowering women to live fully awake and fully human. I have been waiting for this book for my whole life.

- LIZ CHARLOTTE GRANT, Author of Knock at the Sky: Seeking God in Genesis after Losing Faith in the Bible

In this soulful and practical book that touches on the deep and vulnerable experiences of so many women of faith, Bekah Stewart is a wise guide, offering a path to greater healing, freedom, and empowerment that is so needed in our culture. Through honest reflections, contemplative exercises, and guiding questions to practice in our real lives, Permission to Matter offers just that-permission and challenge to listen to the longing in our souls to stand up, wake up, and live boldly, together.

- KATHY ESCOBAR, Co-Founder of The Refuge and Author of Practicing: Changing Yourself to Change the World

Permission to Matter is about more than the reclamation of women's spirituality and value, although if it were only that it would be an incredible and liberating guide for the feminine spiritual journey. Permission to Matter is about the full relational empowerment of our beloved humanity made in the image of the Triune God. Bekah Stewart's sharp wit and clear wisdom lead us toward a fuller Gospel, one that will make us all whole.

- TARA OWENS, CSD, CSDS, Spiritual Director, Supervisor and Executive Director of Anam Cara Ministries, Author of Embracing the Body: Finding God in Our Flesh & Bone

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Punchline Publishers
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 1, 2025
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1955051437
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1955051439
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.52 x 8 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #798,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Bekah Stewart is passionate about exploring—and helping others to explore—Parker Palmer’s haunting question: “Is the life I am living the same as the life that wants to live in me?” She is a Spiritual Director, a (recovering) former Pastor, vocational coach, creator of Girl Stand Up: A 9-Month Guided Passage for Women, and co-creator of Fully Awake: An Immersive Learning Experience for Women in Altea, Spain. Bekah speaks at churches, conferences and retreats on topics related to spiritual formation, vocational discernment, and the female spiritual journey. A gifted communicator and guide, Bekah holds a Master of Arts in Soul Care and Christian Formation from Denver Seminary. Jesus’ offering of life and more life is what gets her out of bed in the morning. She lives with her husband and two kids in Denver, Colorado.

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Customers appreciate the book's content, particularly its meditative practices and powerful exploration of faith, with one customer noting it as a must-read for spiritual journeys.
...doesn’t give easy answers, but she offers something better: honesty, compassion, and the gentle reminder that you matter too....Read more
...My God is growing more beautiful, expansive, and inclusive everyday, and I have a deep, expounding appreciation for people like Bekah Stewart who...Read more
Great read. Packed with wisdom and rooted in scripture. We bought two copies - one for me and one for my husband. These are his words: “...Read more
...I could see this being a great book club book! I enjoyed the contemplative exercises throughout the book.Read more
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Bekah Stewart is a fresh voice speaking so many needed truths! I have been loving this read, feeling both challenged and inspired. It is very difficult to find voices that are staying true to the biblical narrative and yet are unafraid to communicate some very hard truths. Bekah is just such a voice! She will challenge you to get bigger than you are used to, while staying exactly the size you are designed to be.
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  • Anthea Martin
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    Challenge and Hope for the Future of the Church
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    This powerful and provocative book explores the deep roots of patriarchy within the church and challenges readers to confront how religious institutions have often marginalized women. The author argues that the church cannot truly be good news to women until women are fully seen, heard, and valued as good news to the church.

    Blending theology, personal narrative, and cultural critique, the book invites women to reclaim the parts of themselves that have been suppressed—especially the “wild child” within, the part that is curious, bold, and untamed. It’s both a call to spiritual awakening and a journey toward wholeness, urging women to rediscover their voices and bring their full selves to their faith communities.

    A compelling read for anyone seeking a more inclusive and honest faith, this book offers both challenge and hope for the future of the church.

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    Bekah Stewart is a fresh voice speaking so many needed truths! I have been loving this read, feeling both challenged and inspired. It is very difficult to find voices that are staying true to the biblical narrative and yet are unafraid to communicate some very hard truths. Bekah is just such a voice! She will challenge you to get bigger than you are used to, while staying exactly the size you are designed to be.

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    Bekah Stewart is a fresh voice speaking so many needed truths! I have been loving this read, feeling both challenged and inspired. It is very difficult to find voices that are staying true to the biblical narrative and yet are unafraid to communicate some very hard truths. Bekah is just such a voice! She will challenge you to get bigger than you are used to, while staying exactly the size you are designed to be.

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    Permission to Matter is a powerful exploration of faith, identity, and the spiritual dignity of women. In a world, and very often in church communities, where patriarchy is not only normalized but revered as divinely ordained, Bekah Stewart offers a clear call to remember that "God takes women seriously, and expects us to do the same".

    Raised to accept patriarchy as a "God-breathed framework" for life, I found this book both convicting and liberating. Stewart articulates what many of us have felt but struggled to name: that we were conditioned to accept a diminished view of ourselves as women, so ingrained that we could no longer recognize it as a problem. This book helped uncover those deeply embedded assumptions and challenged me to reevaluate how they shape our view of God, ourselves, and each other.

    What stood out most is Stewart's invitation for women to become stewards of the faith tradition we've inherited, not by discarding it, but by discerning what is truly of God and what contradicts God's vision for humanity. She reminds us that "healthy spiritual development will go out of its way to affirm the full humanity of women". True faith doesn't ask us to shrink; it calls us to live fully into the image of God in which we are made.

    Rather than waiting for permission from others, especially from structures that benefit from our silence, Stewart encourages us to trust our own voices, our own sense of God's calling. Her words are a gentle but firm push toward spiritual maturity and holy self-trust.

    Permission to Matter offers a valuable shift in perspective. It gives language for the discomfort many women of faith have carried for too long, and a vision for what flourishing can look like when we step into the truth of our God-given worth.

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    Now is the time to… Wake Up, Stand Up, & Come out of Hiding!
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    I absolutely love supporting women who are using every ounce of their talents and courage to forge a new path that empowers others and nudges our world toward being a more loving, just, equitable place. Bekah Stewart is doing just that!

    When I first heard Bekah Stewart preach, I had completely deconstructed my faith, taking God out of the box that my fundamentalist religion had put HER into and was on a journey of reconstructing a belief system founded in love and love only. After much research, I discovered a church in Denver that appeared to be inviting ALL to the table, and on the first day we attended, I was rocked to my core as I listened intently to Bekah passionately proclaim the power of women from a biblical perspective. I was so deeply affected that after communion, I found this woman whom I had never seen or heard of before and hugged her and thanked her for such a profound sermon. Well, Bekah has done it again in her new book, Permission to Matter. I, literally, got goose bumps just reading her introduction.

    This book brilliantly employs the story of the Dying Girl and the Bleeding Woman to encourage women to accept Jesus’ invite to to Wake Up, Stand Up, & Come Out of Hiding. Her life coaching steps to accomplish this BIG, audacious act are inspiring and practical, and similar to the path I have been on myself over the last decade, learning to take up more space, reclaiming my God-given agency.

    At first sight, one might think this is a book for just Christian women. Oh no, this book is for everyone who cares to create a world where all people are honored and supported to walk into their full humanity.

    I am still in the process of reconstructing what it is that I believe and hopefully will be forever. This process has included studying the life of Jesus, Buddhism, and historically contextual meanings of the Bible before translations; learning more about neurobiology, epigenetics, quantum physics, and societal and political influences; embracing mindfulness, breathing exercises, and forest bathing; and opening my heart and mind to any and all mystical concepts and experiences that lead to more love and peace for all of humanity. My God is growing more beautiful, expansive, and inclusive everyday, and I have a deep, expounding appreciation for people like Bekah Stewart who dare to live authentically, stripping off unnecessary layers, giving us all permission to Wake Up, Stand Up, & Come out of Hiding!

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    Permission to Matter is unlike anything I’ve ever read and I’ve read a lot when it comes to spiritual formation. Bekah’s writing is both gracefully direct and deeply wise, offering language and insight for a woman’s spiritual journey that feels both ancient and utterly new.

    What makes this book radical (in the best way) is how it reimagines the spiritual journey not as descent into shame or self-forgetfulness, but as ascent: a rising into holy dignity, agency, and belonging. That alone is a revolution for anyone raised in conservative Christianity. I felt seen, challenged, and blessed by these pages.

    Every woman who has grown up in conservative faith spaces should read this book. Actually, scratch that, every woman should. Especially those of us in midlife who are hungry for a spiritual path that makes room for change, freedom, and becoming. This book is a balm, a mirror, and a call to rise.

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    PERMISSION TO MATTER invites a long, slow read in a time when quick answers are the dish du jour. I wondered being in the third third of my life how it would stir, sit and settle. I found it to be such a gracious invitation to linger and ask questions about the many chapters in my life. Stuart has crafted an emotionally intelligent, theologically sound and intellectually honest work that describes the expectation to stay small that many of us have experienced whether knowingly at the time or more clearly with hindsight. I so appreciate her desire to illuminate a path that is paved with honesty and grace. I believe PERMISSION TO MATTER will be become a classic work on the female spiritual journey with time and distribution (yes, a book needs to get into as many hands as possible to become a classic). Give yourself the gift of time with this most important work - buy a journal, grab a pen, listen to your embodied self and take courage from the many women who are accepting the invitation of Jesus to wake up and stand up more fully into their truest selves. - Annie Danielson

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    Permission to Matter is breathing new life into my faith journey. In it, Bekah Stewart provides a map for women to reclaim our agency, become most fully human, and connect more deeply with our loving God. Bekah is a sage guide and trusted friend offering wisdom, compassion, and opportunities for self reflection along the way. She reminds us that we are “powerhouses of deep knowing” and provides us the tools for learning how to trust and draw upon this knowing in our lives. As I work through this book, journal in hand and tears in my eyes, I am moving beyond the “good little girl” I was expected to be, and into the fullness of the woman I was created to be.

    I absolutely recommend this book to every woman who is looking to feel seen, loved, and transformed on their faith journey - and every man wanting to better understand and support them on this journey.

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    There are books that teach, and books that heal. Permission to Matter does both.

    This book helps you find the light switch in your own life. You still have to walk the room, but now you can see.

    In Permission to Matter, Stewart offers the rare gift of language that unlocks what many of us have only felt in fragments. She gives shape to the ache for more...more from the church, more from ourselves, more from a story that holds our whole humanity.

    She doesn’t offer tidy answers. She offers clarity and courage. With grounded wisdom and fierce tenderness, Stewart charts a path for women waking up to their voice, their agency, their God-given authority. Her words are both mirror and map...reflecting truth back to the reader, while gently pointing forward.

    It’s a book I’ll keep returning to, and one I will press into the hands of women stepping into their own becoming...and into the hands of the men learning how to listen well.

    Permission to Matter is not polite. It is not tame.

    It is strong, and fierce, and tender as flesh.

    And it is, without question, a gift.

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