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Breaking Barriers Breaking Barriers

Discusses the current crisis of Christian community and offers timely, helpful insights based on 1 Corinthians.

Paperback  Lyle D. Vander Broek
The Book of Womanhood 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...

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback  Amy F. Davis Abdallah
Bone of My Bones Bone of My Bones

Bone of My Bones fictionalizes a Biblical equality and mutuality. The "complementarian" debate usually focuses on the realm of theory,...

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback  Cynthia Gaw
Bold Girls Speak Bold Girls Speak

"Bold Girls Speak inspires girls to go boldly where God calls. This collection of Old and New Testament short stories...

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback  Mary Stromer Hanson
The Blue Parakeet The Blue Parakeet

In this bold, engaging reexamination of reading the Bible, Scot McKnight calls all Christians from both ends of the spectrum...

Amazon Kindle, Audiobook, Paperback  Scot McKnight
The Black Swan Effect 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...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Felicity Dale
Black Girl Cry 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...

Amazon Kindle, Audiobook, Paperback  Heidi Lewis-Ivey
Black and White Bible, Black and Blue Wife 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,...

Amazon Kindle, Audiobook, eBook on CBD, Paperback  Ruth A. Tucker
Birthing Hope Birthing Hope

In these profound reflections on the mysteries of life and death, Rachel Marie Stone unpacks how childbirth reveals our anxieties,...

Audiobook, Paperback  Rachel Marie Stone
The Biographical Bible The Biographical Bible

The Biographical Bible offers an engaging overview of Scripture through the lens of the fascinating figures who populate its pages....

Amazon Kindle, eBook on CBD, Hardcover  Ruth A. Tucker
The Biblical World of Gender 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?...

Hardcover, Paperback  Celina Durgin
Biblical Women Submissive? Biblical Women Submissive?

For many years I have had an interest in the equality of women and men, particularly in the church, where...

eBook on CBD, Hardcover, Paperback  Joe E. Lunceford
The Bible Vs. Biblical Womanhood 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...

Amazon Kindle, Audiobook, eBook on CBD, Paperback  Philip Barton Payne
Beyond the Stained Glass Ceiling 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...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Christine A. Smith
Beyond Reasonable Doubt Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Beyond Reasonable Doubt is not just another book among many tackling the issues surrounding the role of women in the...

Paperback  T. Scott Womble
Being Feminist, Being Christian Being Feminist, Being Christian

Can a person be Christian and Feminist at the same time? In these extended essays, authors explore the various intersections...

Hardcover, Paperback  Allyson Jule
Becoming His Story Becoming His Story

We are participating in changes that will soon define this period in history! As followers of Jesus, we want to...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Mary-Elsie Wolfe
Beautiful Feet Beautiful Feet

Can women be effective witnesses for Jesus? Sometimes women feel like they're not cut out for evangelism, but Jessica Fick...

Amazon Kindle, eBook on CBD, Paperback  Jessica Leep Fick
Battered Into Submission Battered Into Submission

Each year three to four million women are severely assaulted by their husbands, ex-husbands or boyfriends. Battery is the single...

Paperback  James Alsdurf
Bado Tuko Sambamba Bado Tuko Sambamba

Still Side by Side is an introduction to biblical equality. Each chapter is introduced with a question and brief answer,...

Paperback  Janet George
Authentic Human Sexuality Authentic Human Sexuality

Informed by sociology, psychology, and theology, this updated edition of an established textbook investigates how human sexuality originates both biologically...

Amazon Kindle, eBook on CBD, Paperback  Judith K. Balswick
As Christ Submits to the Church 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...

Amazon Kindle, eBook on CBD, Paperback  Alan G. Padgett
Are Women Human? Are Women Human?

Introduction by Mary McDermott Shideler. One of the first women to graduate from Oxford University, Dorothy Sayers pursued her goals...

Paperback  Dorothy Sayers
And the Spirit Moved Them 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...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Helen Hunt
And Marries Another 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?...

Paperback  Craig S. Keener
An Introduction to Womanist Biblical Interpretation 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...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Nyasha Junior
An Historian Looks at 1 Timothy 2:11-14 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....

Hardcover, Paperback  J. G. Brown
American Women in Mission American Women in Mission

The stereotype of the woman missionary has ranged from that of the longsuffering wife, characterized by the epitaph Died, given...

Paperback  Dana Lee Robert
Am I Sleeping with the Enemy? 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,""...

eBook on CBD, Hardcover, Paperback  Ron Clark
All of the Women of the Bible 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,...

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback  Edith Deen
All the Women of the Bible 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...

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback  M. del Mastro
Accepted in the Beloved Accepted in the Beloved

Are you struggling with fully accepting that God loves you? If you or someone you know has suffered abuse, you...

Amazon Kindle, eBook on CBD, Hardcover, Paperback  Leslie Ann McKinney
Abusing Scripture Abusing Scripture

Virtually all Christians recognize the centrality of the Bible to their faith. Yet many Christians misquote and misapply Scripture regularly....

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Manfred Brauch
Abuse of Christian Women in India 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,...

Paperback  Jane A. McNally
The CEB Apocrypha The CEB Apocrypha

The new Apocrypha-only Softcover edition in the Common English Bible translation is perfect for the classroom setting, a personal library,...

Paperback
The CEB Study Bible The CEB Study Bible

Written by leading scholars, the CEB Study Bible helps readers understand the biblical texts within the larger historical and literary...

Hardcover
7 Deadly Sins of Women in Leadership 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...

Amazon Kindle, Audiobook, eBook on CBD, Paperback  Kate Coleman
50 Women Every Christian Should Know 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...

Amazon Kindle, Audiobook, eBook on CBD, Paperback  Michelle DeRusha
The Four Gospels for Young Catholics 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...

Hardcover, Paperback  A. Ciucci
2 Timothy and Titus 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...

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback  Aída Besançon Spencer
1-2 Timothy & Titus 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...

Hardcover, Paperback  Philip H. Towner
10 Mentiras Que la Iglesia le Dice a las Mujeres 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...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  J. Lee Grady
10 Lies the Church Tells Women 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. ...

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback  J. Lee Grady
10 Lies Men Believe 10 Lies Men Believe

10 Lies Men Believe is a compassionate but confrontational look at the reasons why so many Christian men today are...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Lee Grady
1 Timothy 1 Timothy

A thorough and insightful commentary on Paul's letter to his coworker Timothy, which the Apostle wrote before and during Nero's...

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback  Aída Besançon Spencer
1 Peter 1 Peter

Leading New Testament scholar Craig Keener, one of the most trusted exegetes working today, is widely respected for his thorough...

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover  Craig S. Keener
1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians

With a scholar's mind and a pastor's heart, Tom Wright walks you through 1 Corinthians in this guide designed especially...

Amazon Kindle, eBook on CBD, Paperback  N. T. Wright
1 & 2 Timothy, Titus 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus

The Understanding the Bible Commentary Series helps readers navigate the strange and sometimes intimidating literary terrain of the Bible. These...

Amazon Kindle, eBook on CBD, Paperback  Gordon D. Fee
1 & 2 Timothy and Titus 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...

Amazon Kindle, eBook on CBD, Paperback  N. T. Wright
1 and 2 Thessalonians 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...

Amazon Kindle, eBook on CBD, Paperback  Ben Witherington III
1-2 Corinthians 1-2 Corinthians

The New Cambridge Bible Commentary (NCBC) aims to elucidate the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures for a wide range of intellectually...

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback  Craig S. Keener
The Father and the Feminine 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...

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback  Spencer Miles Boersma
Abuelita fe Abuelita fe

"Combining personal storytelling with biblical reflection, a Cuban American writer tells the story of unnamed and overlooked theologians-mothers, grandmothers, sisters,...

Amazon Kindle, eBook on CBD, Hardcover, Paperback  Kat Armas
Remembering Antônia Teixeira Remembering Antônia Teixeira

Uncover the truth about the scandal that shook the Texas Baptist community, buried for over a century.
 

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover  Mikeal C. Parsons and Joao B. Chaves
Silence in Translation Silence in Translation

In this study, Hluan examines the understanding of "silence" within the Myanmar context, combining cultural and linguistic awareness, a critical...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Anna Sui Hluan
Confronting Sexism in the Church 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...

Amazon Kindle, Audiobook, Paperback  Heather Matthews
Lydia Hosto Niebuhr Lydia Hosto Niebuhr

This biography is about an immigrant’s daughter who remained in the shadows of her father, husband, sons, and daughter. But...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  John Clifford Helt
Desenmascaremos El Abuso Desenmascaremos El Abuso

Durante años, el consejero bíblico Darby Strickland ha servido a mujeres en matrimonios opresivos. Ahora escribe a cualquiera que quiera...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Darby A. Strickland
El Abuso Domestico: Reconoce, Responde, Rescata 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...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Darby A. Strickland
El Trauma El Trauma

"Darby Strickland helps us to understand trauma and its effects-and, drawing from Psalm 121, to become trustworthy guides who restore...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Darby A. Strickland
El Abuso Domestico: Ayuda Para Las Victimas 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...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Darby A. Strickland
Women, Abuse, and the Bible 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,...

Hardcover, Paperback  Catherine Clark Kroeger
We Too We Too

"Timely and necessary...This book is not only a warning. It is an opportunity. An opportunity to live out the gospel...

Audiobook, Paperback  Mary E. DeMuth
Trauma: Caring for Survivors 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...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Darby A. Strickland
Strengthening Families and Ending Abuse 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...

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback  Nancy Nason-Clark
Push Back the Dark Push Back the Dark

Adults in your church, small group, or other Christian organization are silently suffering the tragic consequences of having been sexually...

Amazon Kindle, eBook on CBD, Hardcover, Paperback  Elizabeth M. Altmaier
Prey Tell Prey Tell

Tiffany Bluhm wishes this wasn't her story to tell. Yet like many women today who are taking action against sexual...

Amazon Kindle, Audiobook, eBook on CBD, Hardcover, Paperback  Tiffany Bluhm
Opening the Door 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...

Paperback  Jean Anton
No Place for Abuse 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...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Catherine Clark Kroeger
The #MeToo Reckoning The #MeToo Reckoning

The #MeToo movement has revealed sexual abuse in every sphere of society, including the church. But all too often, churches...

Amazon Kindle, Audiobook, Paperback  Ruth Everhart
The Long Journey Home The Long Journey Home

Maybe the only thing new about sexual abuse is quality discussion from several professions (psychology, theology, and pastoral care). Here...

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback  Andrew J. Schmutzer
Is it Abuse? Is it Abuse?

"Providing practical tools and exercises, counselor Darby Strickland shows how anyone can recognize clues suggesting abuse, identify oppressive behavior, and...

Amazon Kindle, Audiobook, Paperback  Darby A. Strickland
In Our Backyard In Our Backyard

This book is the primer on human trafficking in North America. In recent years, Americans have woken up to the...

Amazon Kindle, Audiobook, eBook on CBD, Paperback  Nita Belles
The Headship of Men and the Abuse of Women 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...

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback  Kevin Giles
Gender, Violence, and Justice Gender, Violence, and Justice

Gender, Violence, and Justice is a volume of collected essays by an expert in the field of violence against women...

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback  Pamela Cooper-White
Female Identity Formation and Response to Intimate Violence 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...

Amazon Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback  Anne Kiome Gatobu
Ending Violence in Teen Dating Relationships 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,...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Al Miles
The Child Safeguarding Policy Guide for Churches and Ministries 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...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Basyle Tchividjian
Need to Know Need to Know

Our church is grappling with a crisis marked by declining attendance, political polarization, and culture wars. Amidst this crisis is...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Danielle Strickland
Dire Dieu. e sans sexisme 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....

Paperback  IMMA
Women, Men, and the Trinity 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...

Amazon Kindle, eBook on CBD, Hardcover, Paperback  Nancy Hedberg
Redeeming Power Redeeming Power

Power has a God-given role in human relationships and institutions, but it can lead to abuse when used in unhealthy...

Amazon Kindle, Audiobook, eBook on CBD, Hardcover, Paperback  Diane Langberg
Domestic Violence: What Every Pastor Needs to Know 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...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Al Miles
Altogether Lovely Altogether Lovely

Havilah Dharamraj approaches the Song of Songs with a clear vision of the genderization of power relationships in the ancient...

Amazon Kindle, Paperback  Havilah Dharamraj
Africa and the Bible Africa and the Bible

The curse of Ham has been used for many years as the justification for slavery. But is our biblical history...

Hardcover, Paperback  Edwin M. Yamauchi
Eyes to See and Ears to Hear Women 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...

Paperback  Tim Krueger
Joy Through the Night 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...

Paperback  Aída Besançon Spencer
A Call to Action 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...

Amazon Kindle, Audiobook, eBook on CBD, Hardcover, Paperback  Jimmy Carter
Safe Church 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...

Amazon Kindle, Audiobook, eBook on CBD, Hardcover, Paperback  Andrew J. Bauman