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Book Review: Finding Their Voices: Sermons by Women in the Churches of Christ
By: Dawn Gentry | April 30, 2016
D'Esta Love’s compendium is not only a historic record of change in the Churches of Christ, it also preserves the words of the women themselves . . . Because opportunities for women to preach in conservative churches remain infrequent, Love has collected these sermons as a way to “document that history as well as preserve their words” (25) . . . [...]
Book Review: Partners in Christ
By: Edward Murray | March 11, 2016
The book is thought-provoking. I would not consider it a foundational book on the topic. It could be used well with a skeptic with whom one has a close relationship and can interact with on the chapters. Simply handing the book to a complementarian and recommending they read it would probably not be effective. One [...]
An Extended Review of One God in Three Persons: Unity of Essence, Distinction of Persons, Implications for Life
By: Kevin Giles | January 31, 2016
Wayne Grudem says that for twenty-five years he has believed that how the Trinity is understood “may well turn out to be the most decisive factor in finally deciding” the bitter debate between evangelicals about the status and ministry of women. This is encouraging to hear, because Grudem and many of his fellow complementarians have [...]
Book Review: Eve
By: Kate Netzler Burch | January 11, 2016
Wm. Paul Young, author of The Shack, builds another rich and imaginative space in Eve that questions our conceptions of God, of ourselves, and of the beginning. The novel parallels the rebirth and healing of Lilly from past traumas, with Mother Eve as her guide, and the first birth of creation in Genesis. Through these [...]
Book Review: Scars Across Humanity
By: Kimberly Patch | January 1, 2016
If you want to expand your knowledge on the subject of violence against women, Scars Across Humanity: Understanding and Overcoming Violence Against Women by Elaine Storkey is a must-read. It is an engaging, investigative book packed with history, research, stories, outcomes, and possible solutions to the global issue of violence against women. It covers the [...]
Book Review: Raised from Obscurity
By: Amy F. Davis Abdallah | January 1, 2016
Forbes and Harrower’s Raised from Obscurity: A Narratival and Theological Study of the Characterization of Women in Luke‐Acts is an insightful and purposeful work that allows their readers to understand the story of women in Luke and Acts as never before. They give life to the women as they seek to express insight [...]
Book Review: Daughter Of The Reformation
By: Jason Eden | January 1, 2016
In a lively and engaging manner, this book tells the story of Catharina von Bora, the woman who married Martin Luther. The author utilizes contextual evidence, imagination, and primary and secondary sources to create an emotionally gripping narrative related to a key figure of the Protestant Reformation. Unfortunately, the book does not systematically or thoroughly [...]
Book Review: Building the Old Time Religion: Women Evangelists in the Progressive Era
By: Leanne M. Dzubinski | January 1, 2016
In a time when men like Billy Sunday and Dwight Moody were gaining national recognition, significant numbers of women were also making major contributions to American evangelical faith—yet without the same levels of fame. This book fills in some of those missing pieces.
Mockingjays and Unicorns: How The Hunger Games Is Changing Our Perception of Female Leadership
By: Kelsey Widman | December 22, 2015
We need stories like The Hunger Games to show us that female leadership is not a far-fetched dream, accomplished only by those of us willing and able to claw our way up to the top. Normalized female leadership is a desirable and necessary element of the kingdom of God.
Book Review: Dignity and Destiny: Humanity in the Image of God by John F. Kilner
By: Christa L. McKirland | October 31, 2015
In his book, Dignity and Destiny: Humanity in the Image of God, bioethicist John F. Kilner sketches the theological history of the image of God, critiques prominent viewpoints from this sketch, and offers a robust formulation of what it means to be in God’s image. Since the understanding of this theological doctrine has both [...]