Jesus feminist : an invitation to revist the Bible's view of women / Sarah Bessey.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Howard Books, A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2013Edition: First Howard Books trade paperback editionDescription: xvii, 235 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781476717258 (pbk.)
  • 1476717257 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BV 639 .W7 B46 2013
Contents:
Let us be women who love -- Introduction: A bonfire on the shore -- Jesus made a feminist out of me -- A redemptive movement -- Tangled-up roots -- The silent (?) women of Paul -- Dancing warriors -- Patron saints, spiritual midwives, and "biblical" womanhood -- A narrative reborn -- Reclaiming the church ladies -- Moving mountains one stone at a time -- Kingdom come -- Intimate insurgency -- The commissioning.
Summary: Gender roles have been debated for centuries, and now Sarah Bessey offers a clarion freedom call for all who want to realize their giftedness and potential in the kingdom of God. Through a thoughtful review of biblical teaching and church practices, Bessey shares how following Jesus made a feminist out of her.
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"Exploring God's radical notion that women are people, too."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-234).

Let us be women who love -- Introduction: A bonfire on the shore -- Jesus made a feminist out of me -- A redemptive movement -- Tangled-up roots -- The silent (?) women of Paul -- Dancing warriors -- Patron saints, spiritual midwives, and "biblical" womanhood -- A narrative reborn -- Reclaiming the church ladies -- Moving mountains one stone at a time -- Kingdom come -- Intimate insurgency -- The commissioning.

Gender roles have been debated for centuries, and now Sarah Bessey offers a clarion freedom call for all who want to realize their giftedness and potential in the kingdom of God. Through a thoughtful review of biblical teaching and church practices, Bessey shares how following Jesus made a feminist out of her.

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