The Girl Who Baptized Herself: How a Lost Scripture about a Saint Named Thecla Reveals the Power of Knowing Our Worth

by Meggan Watterson

An invigorating exploration of a paradigm-shifting and nearly erased first-century scripture about a teenager named Thecla, a story that reveals that the foundation of Christianity is far more radical and embracing of personal and collective change than we are often led to believe.

Meggan Watterson wasn't raised Christian; she was raised feminist. The sign of the cross invoked fear, judgement, and erasure. Reading the New Testament for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593595009
• ISBN13: 9780593595008
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.