Book Category: Women of the Bible

Jeroboam’s Wife

Much has been written about prominent women of biblical history like Sarah, Ruth, and Esther. However, relatively little attention has been paid to the obscure

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Into the Pulpit

The debate over women’s roles in the Southern Baptist Convention’s conservative ascendance is often seen as secondary to theological and biblical concerns. Elizabeth Flowers argues,

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Interpreting Life

Interpreting Life depicts one Christian woman’s struggle to determine her place in the home and church as the traditional roles of the 1950s gave way

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Icons of Christ

The pastoral office is one of the most critical in Christianity. Historically, however, Christians have not been able to agree on the precise nature and

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Grace Is Not Faceless

Grace is Not Faceless traces the trajectories of Ann Loades’ distinctive contribution to Anglican Marian theology–for example, her emphasis on Mary in art, her attention

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Gospel Women

There have been many studies of the women in the Gospels, but this is a new kind of book on the subject. Rather than offering

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The Gospel of Ruth

Traditionally, the Book of Ruth is viewed as a beautiful love story between Ruth and Boaz. But if you dig deeper, you’ll find startling revelations—that

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The Gospel According to Eve

Do women and men have different intellectual, spiritual, moral, or emotional capacities? Over the centuries, women have read and interpreted the story of Eve, scrutinizing

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