Weaving together evidence from sociology, anthropology, history, and biblical studies, this book shows that patriarchal and hierarchial views of gender arise from agrarian culture, along
Jacob A. Loewen’s recent book The Bible in Cross-Cultural Perspective covers a multitude of subjects—heaven, earth, the afterlife, the spirit world, exorcism, among them. Of
Millions of books have been sold that describe how men and women are fundamentally different. It’s no wonder we expect the sexes can’t get along.
Multiple millions of women all over the world are looking over the church’s shoulder, longing to see the freedom Jesus purchased for them at Calvary.
Marianne Thompson surveys the portrayal of God as father in the Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism, in the ministry of Jesus, in the synoptic
By Sheryl Ronald Farinha Co-pastor, Christ Community Church (Interviewed and edited by Sharon Browning) Editor’s note: I first met Sheryl about 3 years ago. She
This refreshingly balanced treatment compares women’s roles in contemporary society and church to women’s roles in ancient Jewish, Greek, and Roman societies and the early
What does it mean to be a religious conservative, particularly for women, in America today? While it appears that people are returning to conservative religion
To many, both in and outside the church, feminism is a dirty word, and feminist theology a direct defiance of what the Bible tells us
Christian women and men experience life differently. God created us with male and female bodies. By adulthood, we understand what our culture expects for masculine