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Women Caught in the Conflict: The Culture War Between Traditionalism and Feminism

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This book is an awesome indepth study of where the traditions of society have been layed on Women as God's commandments. I personally found it comforting to know that there are other christian women who are struggling with this battle. Sometimes are church services sound more like a meeting of "The He-man Woman Haters Club" (As the Little Rascals called themselves.) I think this book should be read be any female christian or non-believer to help all of us understand why MAN believes what he believes and what God actually did and did not say. I really am impressed with this book and I don't impress easily.
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This is a well-documented, carefully argued, and civil discussion of the relationship between Christianity and feminism. The author convincingly shows that not all feminism is alike, and that biblical feminists (or egalitarians) have not capitulated to secular trends. She outlines how egalitarians can base their thinking squarely on the Bible itself. She continues her analysis in the sequel, Good News for Women: A Biblical Picture of Gender Equality (Baker Books, 1997), which addresses the theological issues in more depth.

Reviewed by Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, Denver Seminary

This is a well-documented, carefully argued, and civil discussion of the relationship between Christianity and feminism. The author convincingly shows that not all feminism is alike, and that biblical feminists (or egalitarians) have not capitulated to secular trends. She outlines how egalitarians can base their thinking squarely on the Bible itself. She continues her analysis in the sequel, Good News for Women: A Biblical Picture of Gender Equality (Baker Books, 1997), which addresses the theological issues in more depth.

Reviewed by Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy, Denver Seminary, Denver, Colorado

This book by Groothuis is not representative of who I am as a Christian woman, and it would be a mistake for any non-Christian woman to believe this attitude is embraced by most women in Christianity. It is not. If a woman is looking for reasons to not have a servant's heart, read the Groothuis book. (We are commanded as followers of Christ to be servants in Christianity). This book hurts God. It does not inspire any woman to serve children with her time and nurturing nature or her husband, for that matter, but it is egocentric and vain in message and attitude. How can the author be filled with the Holy Spirit and yet be so filled with herself? This is not any book I could ever recommend as a Christian. For a more accurate history of feminism and its effects on both the pagan culture and Christianity I would like to recommend The Feminist Mistake by Mary Kassian (Crossway).