Woman Be Free [Paperback]

Patricia Gundry (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...an EXCELLENT book, Woman Be Free!" -- Christian Leadership Letter

"Woman Be Free is a challenge to women to know and to study Scripture for themselves and to do as God says. Read it. It makes sense." -- Sheryl Lee Olsen, Daughters of Sarah

"I highly recommend it!" -- Jean Balser, Advent Christian

"This is the first book we have recommended concerning women's ministry... I am very impressed that she has gone to the original Scriptures which are problems to people, and I believe she has handled it exceptionally well." -- A. Wetherell Johnson, General Director, Bible Study Fellowship

"You have succeeded in writing *the* evangelical feminist book that can be given to the average Christian churchwoman and her husband... The book is so gentle, winsome, logical, thorough, convincing... I gave it to a male friend who commented on what a 'freeing' experience it was for him to read it." -- Ginny Hearn

"This Book deserves to be read by Christian women and men, individually and in groups, to help them understand that women have been created and redeemed equally with men and belong in every part of church life." -- Marie Schroeder, Currents in Theology and Mission

Named by Christianity Today magazine as one of the most influential books for Evangelicals in the last forty years. -- Christianity Today

About the Author

Patricia Gundry has written extensively in the field of equality for women in the church and is internationally recognized as a spokesperson for biblical feminism.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Suitcase Books (June 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188216900X
• ISBN-13: 978-1882169009
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #961,087 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was born, many moons ago, on the side of a hill in the Arkansas Ozarks, and grew up there and in Southern California. I've attended Los Angeles Baptist College and Western Michigan University.

I always wanted to write, and so, when my youngest child was in kindergarten, and after reading Billy B. Sharp and Claire Cox's book CHOOSE SUCCESS:How to Set and Achieve All Your Goals, I set out out to try my hand at writing. My first book, on the subject of equality for women in the church, was published by Zondervan Publishing House and has been in print for over 25 years. After that one, I wrote books that were related in some way to that subject, and then compiled and edited a cookbook, The Zondervan Family Cookbook.

Several more books are in the works, at various stages of completion.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a "must read" for every Christian woman and man!, January 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Woman Be Free (Paperback)

Patricia Gundry skillfully and bravely tackles and refutes the topic of traditional male and female "roles" within the church. Every Christian woman who has not felt comfortable with the role many evangelical churches have tried to squeeze her into (not teaching men in churches, being quiet and always submissive, husband making all the big decisions in the home, etc.) finally can read a Christian book that clearly displays how God desires a woman to pursue her gifts and abilities without regards to gender. This book delves into specific biblical passages that the church has traditionally used to "keep women in their place" and discusses why many of these verses were based on cultural circumstances and specific male-biased choices in interpreting the Greek text.

God has always seen male and female as equals. (Galatians 3:28) Assigning different "roles" and tasks that can only be done by a specific gender (except for the obvious childbirth, etc.) causes some churches to support the idea of males and females being "separate, but equal." However, as history has proved to us, especially through the black civil rights movement, separate is inherently unequal.

This book is exciting, relatively short (just over 100 pgs.), and packed with powerful, rarely spoken insights. I highly recommend it to all!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an extremly good book for men to read as well as women., October 20, 2007

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Dawn - See all my reviews

This review is from: Woman Be Free! (Paperback)

Women can see that you have to look at things for yourself and that just because something has been done for as far back as they can remember does not mean that it's right. Five Stars!!!!!

5 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Another book promoting selfishness over God, October 17, 2006

By 

Steven Jones (Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Woman Be Free (Paperback)

This book says that The Bible doesn't say what it says. Then it says that even though it says it, it doesn't really mean it because The Bible was translated by males and is therefore biased against females. Thus, if you are female you can simply disregard what The Bible says and do what you want, but still be a Christian. This is a common technique used to lure immature Christians away from their faith by appealing to self-centeredness and envy. There are a million different books with essentially this same message, and all lead away from Christ.