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The Headship of Men and the Abuse of Women: Are They Related in Any Way?
By: Jonathan Tysick | April 30, 2021
Giles forcefully argues that “headship teaching can encourage and legitimate domestic abuse and it must be abandoned if domestic abuse is to be effectively countered in our churches.”
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine
By: Allison Quient, Nicholas Quient | April 30, 2021
Wayne Grudem’s commitment to Scripture is to be commended, but his lack of serious engagement with key challenges undermines a work that has been over twenty years in the re-making.
Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated Father, Son, and Spirit
By: Kevin Giles | April 30, 2021
In this groundbreaking book, Matthew Barrett reveals a shocking discovery: we have manipulated the Trinity, recreating the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in our own image.
The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
By: Kelly Schmidt | April 30, 2021
In The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth, Beth Allison Barr shares her personal story of rejecting complementarian views on male headship and female submission.
Book Review: Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church
By: Sue Bailey | March 23, 2021
My advice: Buy this book. Read it slowly. Chew on its words. Digest its content. Let its truths tutor your mind, penetrate your soul, and motivate you toward embracing, modeling, and conveying a more humble, Christlike expression of power.
Book Review: Women in a Patriarchal World: Twenty-Five Empowering Stories from the Bible
By: Danielle Battaglia | March 23, 2021
In her introduction to Women in a Patriarchal World, Elaine Storkey reminds the reader of the important role that narrative theology has played in “both framing our doctrine and shaping our understanding of faith.”
Book Review: The Book of Eden, Genesis 2–3: God Didn't Curse Eve (or Adam) or Limit Woman in Any Way
By: CBE International | March 19, 2021
The Book of Eden: Genesis 2–3 by Bruce C. E. Fleming (based on the work of Joy Fleming, PhD, PsyD), is an excellent addition to the field of biblical gender studies.
Book Review: Grace Is Not Faceless: Reflections on Mary
By: Kristin Lassen | March 1, 2021
Grace Is Not Faceless focuses on Mary, mother of Jesus: her presentation in Scripture and reception throughout church history, with careful attention to the poetry of Isaiah and that of subsequent writers.
The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
By: Kelly Schmidt | February 17, 2021
In The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth, Beth Allison Barr shares her personal story of rejecting complementarian views on male headship and female submission.
Book Review: A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing
By: Mary Stahl | February 4, 2021
A Church Called Tov, co-written by Scot McKnight and his daughter Laura Barringer, addresses the importance of creating and sustaining a good (Hebrew tov) church culture.