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Passionate Embrace: Faith, Flesh, Tango is a story of desire, intimacy, and transformation, set in the sumptuous world of Argentine Tango. Sandra Vander Schaaf shares the provocative tale of an unexpected love affair with the world's most sensual dance, and an equally unexpected experience of spiritual renewal on the dance floor. This is a vivid, eloquent, honest glimpse of Christian faith and doubt and the exquisite relationship between body and soul. ""Captivating, credible, totally without cliches."" - Eugene Peterson, author of The Message and Telling It Slant ""Vander Schaaf daringly compares learning to dance tango with learning to pray; each is a movement of faith. That this venture into physical intimacy was the means of grace that led her to greater spiritual intimacy with God is the refreshing surprise of this striking and moving account of renewal."" - Luci Shaw, author of Breath for the Bones and Adventure of Ascent ""I could not stop turning the pages. Sandra has taken a number of themes and addressed them with humour, integrity, a light touch, and the sure-footedness of a tango dancer. This is a story of the flesh made sacred, and the sacred made flesh. And, it's set to music, tango music."" - Nicola Aime, poet.

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Captivating, credible, totally without cliches. - Eugene Peterson, Professor Spiritual Theology, and author of The Message Refreshingly different... A very honest and brave book... intoxicating. -Douglas Todd, Vancouver Sun A striking and moving account of renewal. -Luci Shaw, author, Breath for the Bones, and Adventure of Ascent From despair to dance, from fear to faith, from sweat to the sacred, Vander Schaaf's memoir leads us out of the grip of shame into the arms of divine embrace. -Betsey Beckman, founder of The Dancing Word and co-author of Awakening the Creative Spirit Vander Schaaf brings spirit and body to all her words, words that celebrate vulnerability, resilience, and yearning. We are led as by a beautiful dance partner, with words that dance on the page. -Celeste Snowber, author of Embodied Prayer: Towards Wholeness of Body, Mind, Soul I could not stop turning the pages. This is a story of the flesh made sacred, and the sacred made flesh. And it's set to music, tango music. -Nicola Aime, poet, featured in The Edges of Time: A Celebration of Canadian Poetry Eloquent, honest, wise, and beautiful. -Kurt Armstrong, author of Why Love Will Always Be A Poor Investment, and Reviews Editor at GEEZ magazine A profound song of love, a lyrical testimony to living with humanity, humility, and humour. -Carl Leggo, author of View From My Mother's House Vander Schaaf speaks with candid beauty, wisdom, and humor about the challenges for herself as a woman to embody wholeness and strength. -Erin Runions, Professor of Religious Studies and Gender and Women's Studies. Vander Schaaf leads the reader into the dance to share her experience as a beginning tanguera--the spark of curiosity, the awkward beginnings, the surprise of being held tenderly and respectfully in the arms of strangers, and the exquisite moment of spiritual abandon when she inhabits her body anew... As a professional photographer, Vander Schaaf adds another dimension to the story. Her subtle images transcend tango cliches and capture moments of connection and interiority, inviting the reader to discover this rich and complex social dance and its profoundly textured culture and community. -Karen Shklanka, author of Sumac's Red Arms

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