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Breaking Barriers Discusses the current crisis of Christian community and offers timely, helpful insights based on 1 Corinthians.
The Book of Womanhood Christian womanhood. What does it mean? When does it happen--at a certain age, status, or maturity? How do we know...
Bone of My Bones Bone of My Bones fictionalizes a Biblical equality and mutuality. The "complementarian" debate usually focuses on the realm of theory,...
Bold Girls Speak "Bold Girls Speak inspires girls to go boldly where God calls. This collection of Old and New Testament short stories...
The Blue Parakeet In this bold, engaging reexamination of reading the Bible, Scot McKnight calls all Christians from both ends of the spectrum...
The Black Swan Effect All it took was one. One black swan changed people's minds forever. The Black Swan Effect presents a vision for...
Black Girl Cry How many times have you heard the advice, "Don't cry. You don't want to seem weak."? Have you ever considered...
Black and White Bible, Black and Blue Wife Ruth Tucker recounts a harrowing story of abuse at the hands of her husband, a well-educated, charming preacher no less,...
Birthing Hope In these profound reflections on the mysteries of life and death, Rachel Marie Stone unpacks how childbirth reveals our anxieties,...
The Biographical Bible The Biographical Bible offers an engaging overview of Scripture through the lens of the fascinating figures who populate its pages....
The Biblical World of Gender What were the lives of women and men like in ancient Israel? How does it affect their thinking about gender?...
Biblical Women Submissive? For many years I have had an interest in the equality of women and men, particularly in the church, where...
The Bible Vs. Biblical Womanhood The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood by New Testament scholar, Philip B. Payne, presents clear and understandable interpretations of the most...
Beyond the Stained Glass Ceiling The reality of a stained glass ceiling is familiar to most women called to the pastorate. Despite being more likely...
Beyond Reasonable Doubt Beyond Reasonable Doubt is not just another book among many tackling the issues surrounding the role of women in the...
Being Feminist, Being Christian Can a person be Christian and Feminist at the same time? In these extended essays, authors explore the various intersections...
Becoming His Story We are participating in changes that will soon define this period in history! As followers of Jesus, we want to...
Beautiful Feet Can women be effective witnesses for Jesus? Sometimes women feel like they're not cut out for evangelism, but Jessica Fick...
Battered Into Submission Each year three to four million women are severely assaulted by their husbands, ex-husbands or boyfriends. Battery is the single...
Bado Tuko Sambamba Still Side by Side is an introduction to biblical equality. Each chapter is introduced with a question and brief answer,...
Authentic Human Sexuality Informed by sociology, psychology, and theology, this updated edition of an established textbook investigates how human sexuality originates both biologically...
As Christ Submits to the Church What does the Bible really say about gender, the ethics of submission, and malefemale roles? In this book, well regarded...
Are Women Human? Introduction by Mary McDermott Shideler. One of the first women to graduate from Oxford University, Dorothy Sayers pursued her goals...
And the Spirit Moved Them A decade prior to the Seneca Falls Convention, black and white women joined together at the 1837 Anti-Slavery Convention. In...
And Marries Another Once divorced, forever barred from church leadership--sometimes even from full fellowship. Isn't that what the plain sense of Scripture teaches?...
An Introduction to Womanist Biblical Interpretation An Introduction to Womanist Biblical Interpretation provides a much-needed introduction to womanist approaches to biblical interpretation. It argues that womanist...
An Historian Looks at 1 Timothy 2:11-14 In the controversy over the role of women in the church, complementarians/hierarchists routinely claim to be upholding the "traditional" position....
American Women in Mission The stereotype of the woman missionary has ranged from that of the longsuffering wife, characterized by the epitaph Died, given...
Am I Sleeping with the Enemy? When a boy cries, his father trains him in the way of the ancients. He is taught to ""man up,""...
All of the Women of the Bible All of the Women of the Bible offers a rich biographical perspective on every female figure in scripture—including the famous,...
All the Women of the Bible Saints, sinners, harlots, and angels—all are included in this wonderful biographical reference and collection of stories of over 400 biblical...
Accepted in the Beloved Are you struggling with fully accepting that God loves you? If you or someone you know has suffered abuse, you...
Abusing Scripture Virtually all Christians recognize the centrality of the Bible to their faith. Yet many Christians misquote and misapply Scripture regularly....
Abuse of Christian Women in India In 12 Biblical Studies on Equality of Man and Woman Jane McNally, who spent most of her life in India,...
The CEB Apocrypha The new Apocrypha-only Softcover edition in the Common English Bible translation is perfect for the classroom setting, a personal library,...
The CEB Study Bible Written by leading scholars, the CEB Study Bible helps readers understand the biblical texts within the larger historical and literary...
7 Deadly Sins of Women in Leadership Unleash your leadership by identifying and overcoming the limitations you place on yourself in the workplace.
Women are called by...
50 Women Every Christian Should Know Throughout history, countless women have boldly stepped out in faith and courage, leaving their indelible mark on those around them...
The Four Gospels for Young Catholics The Gospels for Young Catholics provides the complete text of all four gospels in an easy-to-use and instructional format that...
2 Timothy and Titus A thorough and insightful commentary on Paul's letter to his coworker Timothy, which the apostle wrote before and during Nero's...
1-2 Timothy & Titus Philip H. Towner highlights the timeliness of the pastoral epistles of 1-2 Timothy and Titus for Christians today--sorting through questions...
10 Mentiras Que la Iglesia le Dice a las Mujeres El Evangelio nunca fue escrito para restringir a la mujer en su búsqueda de Dios o para prevenirla de descubrir...
10 Lies the Church Tells Women The Gospel was never intended to restrain women from pursuing God or to prevent them from fulfilling their divine destiny. ...
10 Lies Men Believe 10 Lies Men Believe is a compassionate but confrontational look at the reasons why so many Christian men today are...
1 Timothy A thorough and insightful commentary on Paul's letter to his coworker Timothy, which the Apostle wrote before and during Nero's...
1 Peter Leading New Testament scholar Craig Keener, one of the most trusted exegetes working today, is widely respected for his thorough...
1 Corinthians With a scholar's mind and a pastor's heart, Tom Wright walks you through 1 Corinthians in this guide designed especially...
1 & 2 Timothy, Titus The Understanding the Bible Commentary Series helps readers navigate the strange and sometimes intimidating literary terrain of the Bible. These...
1 & 2 Timothy and Titus With a scholar's mind and a pastor's heart, N. T. Wright walks you through 1-2 Timothy and Titus in this...
1 and 2 Thessalonians Paul's two letters to the Thessalonians stand as some of the very earliest Christian documents, yet they appear well into...
1-2 Corinthians The New Cambridge Bible Commentary (NCBC) aims to elucidate the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures for a wide range of intellectually...
The Father and the Feminine How should Christians speak of the transcendent yet personal God when our language for persons is almost always gendered? Is...
Abuelita fe "Combining personal storytelling with biblical reflection, a Cuban American writer tells the story of unnamed and overlooked theologians-mothers, grandmothers, sisters,...
Remembering Antônia Teixeira Uncover the truth about the scandal that shook the Texas Baptist community, buried for over a century.
Silence in Translation In this study, Hluan examines the understanding of "silence" within the Myanmar context, combining cultural and linguistic awareness, a critical...
Confronting Sexism in the Church Despite real progress, women continue to be silenced, wounded, and relegated to the sidelines in our churches. But we can...
Lydia Hosto Niebuhr This biography is about an immigrant’s daughter who remained in the shadows of her father, husband, sons, and daughter. But...
Desenmascaremos El Abuso Durante años, el consejero bíblico Darby Strickland ha servido a mujeres en matrimonios opresivos. Ahora escribe a cualquiera que quiera...
El Abuso Domestico: Reconoce, Responde, Rescata Que esperanza hay cuando el matrimonio de un ser querido es abusivo
Un conyuge que busca controlar y dominar...
El Trauma "Darby Strickland helps us to understand trauma and its effects-and, drawing from Psalm 121, to become trustworthy guides who restore...
El Abuso Domestico: Ayuda Para Las Victimas Que caracteriza tu matrimonio
El matrimonio es un lugar para entregarse de manera sacrificial, por lo que un conyuge...
Women, Abuse, and the Bible Why are spouse and child abuse so frighteningly common in the church? According to the findings of this book’s contributors,...
We Too "Timely and necessary...This book is not only a warning. It is an opportunity. An opportunity to live out the gospel...
Trauma: Caring for Survivors "Darby Strickland helps us to understand trauma and its effects-and, drawing from Psalm 121, to become trustworthy guides who restore...
Strengthening Families and Ending Abuse Strengthening families of different varieties and ending abuse in the myriad of forms through which it surfaces is God's way...
Push Back the Dark Adults in your church, small group, or other Christian organization are silently suffering the tragic consequences of having been sexually...
Prey Tell Tiffany Bluhm wishes this wasn't her story to tell. Yet like many women today who are taking action against sexual...
Opening the Door A critical interdenominational resource for Christian pastors and counselors seeking to prevent domestic violence. A must-have, step-by-step resource for every...
No Place for Abuse In this thoroughly revised and updated edition, Catherine Clark Kroeger and Nancy Nason-Clark share with readers a further ten years...
The #MeToo Reckoning The #MeToo movement has revealed sexual abuse in every sphere of society, including the church. But all too often, churches...
The Long Journey Home Maybe the only thing new about sexual abuse is quality discussion from several professions (psychology, theology, and pastoral care). Here...
Is it Abuse? "Providing practical tools and exercises, counselor Darby Strickland shows how anyone can recognize clues suggesting abuse, identify oppressive behavior, and...
In Our Backyard This book is the primer on human trafficking in North America. In recent years, Americans have woken up to the...
The Headship of Men and the Abuse of Women In recent years the issue of domestic abuse and violence has gained a lot of attention as the extent of...
Gender, Violence, and Justice Gender, Violence, and Justice is a volume of collected essays by an expert in the field of violence against women...
Female Identity Formation and Response to Intimate Violence This book is a vital resource for intervention programs, educators, social workers, counselors, psychotherapists, pastoral counselors, and survivors of intimate...
Ending Violence in Teen Dating Relationships "The remedy we need to protect teens from physical, sexual, and emotional abuse lies within this book: information. Al Miles,...
The Child Safeguarding Policy Guide for Churches and Ministries Churches are supposed to be a safe haven, but many deal with the tragic reality of child sexual abuse. This...
Need to Know Our church is grappling with a crisis marked by declining attendance, political polarization, and culture wars. Amidst this crisis is...
Dire Dieu. e sans sexisme Comment dire Dieu. e dont tout ce qui a été dit (ou presque) le fut au masculin? Comment penser Dieu....
Women, Men, and the Trinity There is a gridlock in churches today regarding the role of women. This debate extends beyond the relationship between men...
Redeeming Power Power has a God-given role in human relationships and institutions, but it can lead to abuse when used in unhealthy...
Domestic Violence: What Every Pastor Needs to Know According to the American Medical Association, one quarter of American women will be abused by an intimate partner at some...
Altogether Lovely Havilah Dharamraj approaches the Song of Songs with a clear vision of the genderization of power relationships in the ancient...
Africa and the Bible The curse of Ham has been used for many years as the justification for slavery. But is our biblical history...
Eyes to See and Ears to Hear Women In the #MeToo era, no one can claim ignorance about the epidemic of abuse and violence against women. For too...
Joy Through the Night Joy Through the Night uniquely combines personal experience and scholarship in order that readers may face the most difficult questions Christians...
A Call to Action In the highly acclaimed bestselling A Call to Action, President Jimmy Carter addresses the world's most serious, pervasive, and ignored violation...
Safe Church Drawing on new, firsthand research and in-depth interviews, Safe Church allows women to voice the pain they have suffered at the hands...