Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Christian Living - Women's Interests

For most people, the terms -evangelical- and -feminism- are contradictory. -Evangelical- invokes images of conservative Christians known for their strict interpretation of the Bible, as well as their support of social conservatism and traditional gender roles. So how could an evangelical support feminism, a movement that seeks, at its most basic level, to redress the inequalities, injustice, and discrimination that women face because of their sex?

Evangelical Feminism offers the first history of the evangelical feminist movement. It traces the emergence and...

For most people, the terms -evangelical- and -feminism- are contradictory. -Evangelical- invokes images of conservative Christians known for their strict interpretation of the Bible, as well as their support of social conservatism and traditional gender roles. So how could an evangelical support feminism, a movement that seeks, at its most basic level, to redress the inequalities, injustice, and discrimination that women face because of their sex?

Evangelical Feminism offers the first history of the evangelical feminist movement. It traces the emergence and theological...

Evangelical Christian Women draws on two years of ethnographic research nationwide to shed new light on the gender conflict faced by women in evangelical Christianity. Julie Ingersoll goes beyond previous attempts to find avenues of empowerment for fundamentalist women to offer a more nuanced look at the challenges they face when they occupy positions of leadership which violate traditional gender norms. She looks where other studies do not--at women who, while remaining entrenched in and committed to evangelical Christianity, are also resisting accepted gender...

Evangelical Christian Women draws on two years of ethnographic research nationwide to shed new light on the gender conflict faced by women in evangelical Christianity. Julie Ingersoll goes beyond previous attempts to find avenues of empowerment for fundamentalist women to offer a more nuanced look at the challenges they face when they occupy positions of leadership which violate traditional gender norms. She looks where other studies do not--at women who, while remaining entrenched in and committed to evangelical Christianity, are also resisting accepted gender...

Whether newly married or seasoned veterans, wives all over the country are discovering Praying Wives Clubs as a way to blanket their marriages in prayer. Praying Wives Clubs are designed to regularly gather women to pray for their husbands and their marriages, providing both joyful support and encouragement in difficult times. Featuring Scripture prayers, prayer request forms, and personality overviews, this book is both the story of women touched by God, and a helpful guide to beginning your own Praying Wives Club. Let the praying begin

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• finding your place in the church
• deciding whether or not to date
• drawing strength from God
• enjoying rich and meaningful relationships