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The swooning Victorian ladies and the 1950s housewives genuinely needed to be liberated. That much is indisputable. So, First-Wave feminists held rallies for women's suffrage. Second-Wave feminists marched for Prohibition, jobs, and abortion. Today, Third-Wave feminists stand firmly for nobody's quite sure what. But modern women -- who use psychotherapeutic antidepressants at a rate never before seen in history -- need liberating now more than ever. The truth is, feminists don't know what liberation is. They have led us into a very boring dead end.

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"With witty and intelligent writing, Merkle pokes holes in wrong ideas people have about femininity. She gives the history of the feminist movement, showing its roots and results, and explains that women are designed to subdue, fill, help, and glorify. Merkle explains Biblical womanhood in light of the creation mandate, with a uniquely balanced emphasis on women's calling 'to enflesh the weighty truths of our faith.' Readers will appreciate Merkle's nuance, readability, and ability to challenge some aspect of their view of womanhood, no matter which extreme they lean toward." --Charissa Crotts, World Magazine

"Well-researched...this book has enough sass to keep it lighthearted, and lots of vision about building the culture of the home and bringing dignity instead of disgrace to the vocations of wife and mother." --Touchstone Magazine

"A total pleasure. This book is an excellent treatise on both society's and current cultural Christianity's view on women gone wrong and how we should fix it... I laughed. I cried. I highlighted. I wanted to high-five someone several times while reading this." --Summer White Jaeger, co-host of Sheologians

"This is my new go-to recommendation for a book on biblical femininity. Merkle is excellently nuanced and not inappropriately prescriptive, while still being clear and unshrinkingly scripture-based." --Rachel Schultz, author and blogger at On Homemaking

"Winsome, witty, and conversational,
Eve in Exile is also a grand and inspiring call for women to reject the selfish pursuits of feminism and give their lives away to serve family and home for the sake of Christ." --Nicole Mahaney Whitacre, co-author of Girl Talk and True Beauty

"Fresh and edifying perspective on a woman's role in the world. Without relying on any of the usual mommy-blog tropes, Merkle gives us a reason to be truly excited about what we get to do and be as Christian women living in the 21 century." --Tilly Dillehay, author of Seeing Green: Don't Let Envy Color Your Joy and Broken Bread: How to Stop Using Food and Fear to Fill Spiritual Hunger

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Rebekah Merkle has dabbled in a number of occupations ranging from running her own clothing label to designing fabrics to becoming a full-time high school humanities teacher. Her designs have been featured in a number of magazines. She has edited a Brit Lit curriculum for Canon Press, and she has written the books Classical Me, Classical Thee: Squander Not Thine Education and Soup Night Slapdashery. But by far her proudest accomplishment is her crew of five outrageous, hilarious, high-speed teenage children, and her favorite role is that of wife to her similarly outrageous, hilarious, and high-speed husband Ben Merkle, president of New Saint Andrews College.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Canon Press (September 27, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 210 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1944503528
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1944503529
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Rebekah Merkle has dabbled in a number of occupations ranging from manning her own clothing label to designing her own fabrics to becoming a full-time high-school humanities teacher. Her designs have been featured in a number of magazines, she has written the books Eve in Exile and Classical Me, Classical Thee, and she has edited a Brit Lit curriculum for Canon Press. However, her proudest accomplishment is her crew of five outrageous, hilarious, high-speed teenage children, and her favorite role is that of wife to her similarly outrageous, hilarious, and high speed husband, Ben Merkle, who serves as president of New Saint Andrews College. She blogs at feminagirls.com, and hosts the podcast, What Have You, with her sister Rachel.

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My review of, "Eve in Exile" by Rebekah Merkle:I found this to be an unbelievably refreshing perspective, she gave no quarter to the feminist movement, and the horrendous effect that it has had on the home and thus society.We Christian women really have no idea how much we have let the anti-biblical feminist worldview permeate our thinking and even how we view God's word, and how we so often let it be our hermeneutic while reading scripture. We far too often want a scripture to conform to our ideals instead of letting scripture form our ideals.I loved how she dealt with women who think if we could just go back to by gone era, be it the pioneer days or the 1950s when we perceive as a more godly or virtuous time, that will save us some how from the moral decay that we see all around us today.But that simply isn't the case, but it is however a terrible form of escapism, which fundamentally allows the decay to continue unabated.She also dealt really the lie that woman's life is only fulfilled if she is working out side of the home. Which has been patently debunked, especially when you see the rates women are medicating themselves to be able to cope with a role that biologically they were not designed for. While also not condemning the women who need to work in order to be a help meet to their husbands and by so doing are bringing glory to God for being obedient to the task that they are given.She tackle the tough subject of us, women despising our fertility and the feminist mantra of demanding for fertile wombs to be barren. That we godly woman who are Christ are commanded to fill the earth, this is a command exclusively given to women and we need to be obedient to that task. While at the same time dealing with the fact that ultimately this is heart issue. So, even women who are unable to for what ever reason, need to have a heart to fill the earth, if nothing else, by using their God given talents to bring glory to God and minister to the body of Christ.This book gave me a renewed vision for being the glory of my husband and in so doing bringing glory to God, to find the best way to serve God by finding the best ways I can serve my husband and children.It made me more excited about the power I have to shape the lives of my children and how God has given me and blessed me with 6 of them and how as the wife and mother, my job is to sharpen the arrows God has given me, so they can destroy the enemies of Christ Jesus.It has given me much to think about in terms of my own talents and how I can use them more effectively to not only bear good fruit but bring glory to God.It gives a kingdom mandate for women. Honestly more women need to read this book.I love that she didn't give you a to do list for saving Western Civilization from the decay of feminist horde, but encourage women to find the roles God has for them and to grow and bloom in that role. What God would have me do is not necessarily what He has for you do, together we can put the bricks back in the foundation that wrecking ball of feminism has wrought.Remember no time frame of history is perfect, but we must do what God has commanded us to do, no matter the circumstances. The consistent thing through out history is God's sovereignty over all creation. How can we women bring glory to God?
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This book is fabulous! The author is compassionate but speaks hard truths to help women understand the devastating consequences of disobedience to the Lord’s design and rebellion against a holy and good God for generations. God has given us a guideline for male and female roles so that we experience abundance and joy if we trust him in the roles he has purposed for Christian women. God bless you for writing this book! It will be a definite resource for teaching other women in my church. This being said if you are in an abusive, destructive or unbelieving relationship you should seek godly counsel and support as this book is not intended to guide those who are in unsafe situations. However the principles are biblical for all women who are pursuing an obedient, Christ-like life.
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2016
When I read Summer White's review on the book Eve in Exile & the Restoration of Femininity, I immediately put it on my to-read list because anything Summer gives glowing reviews on must be good. I was not wrong.

This book by Rebekah Merkle published very recently centers around the topic of femininity viewed through Biblical lenses. She starts off by drawing a line on what clearly differentiates us from men, namely our anatomy. We are women by design. One might argue that this is painfully stating the obvious and it is. But considering how far our society has steered towards redefining established cultural standards, lines need to be redrawn.

She then moves on to some brief history on feminism and the key personalities responsible for propagating this ideology. I recently heard a sermon from John MacArthur on another interesting bit about feminism in that it finds its roots in ancient Gnosticism.

I do not need feminism to champion this fairytale egalitarian universe for me. I have something better. I have Christianity. The Bible tells me that as a human being, I bear God's image. In this sense, I am equal with any other man. However, I am designed differently. This means I have a different role but that doesn't mean I have lesser dignity. Feminism will not fix oppression against women; only the gospel will.

The author also exposits on passages such as Titus 2 and Proverbs 31 and she does so excellently. While the bulk of her message is geared towards wives with young children under their care, she doesn't neglect to mention the role of women who have no children, women who are single, or those in their twilight years. She challenges homemakers to strive to be better and not just settle, to look at homemaking as more than just ticking off items in a to-do list.

My favorite portion of the book is the author's exposition on the Proverbs 31 woman. Anytime I read books about womanhood and such, I always wish the writer would talk about this curious figure. Rebekah destroys notions that a wife's place is in the home and only in the home, period. Rather, a wife has to have the home as her priority. There is a difference between the two. She may venture outside the home with the end-goal of bringing something that blesses her family.

"She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard."
~Prov. 31:16, ESV

"She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchant."
~Prov. 31:24, ESV

The Proverbs 31 woman is an enterprising woman. She is not slothful, she is skillful. The author comments, "The Proverbs 31 woman was not simply a consumer; she was a producer. She was a woman who was leaving her mark on the culture rather than simply letting the culture leave a mark on her."

The author goes on to talk about fashion and clothing and what it all means for Christian women helping us to think more critically about something that most people would dismiss as frivolous. Dressing frumpily doesn't make us look more godly because we're trying to send a message that we don't care about material things. Rather, dressing frumpily just makes us look, well, frumpy and I believe it will reflect poorly on our husbands.

She then delves into beauty and its relation to homemaking. She talks about that thorny word *cough* submission. Why do feminists have a beef with the Apostle Paul over it? *rolls eyes*

There is a wealth of wisdom in this short, little book which brings me to my only gripe about it. I wish it were longer. The author will leave you wanting more. She will inspire you and propel you to live out God's design for you as a woman. So if you haven't already, pick this up and read it or gift it to someone. Few books will change your life. This one will.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2024
I did not expect to be so captivated and educated by this book. It is a superb treatment on the subject of womanhood, femininity, and feminism!

On a personal level, it helped me cherish women even more while, at the same time, not fall into idealizing them.

If you wonder what a woman is, read this book!
If you think that men are better than women, read this book!
If you think that women sin less than men, read this book!
If you think feminism is the way to solve women's rights and problems, read this book!
If you are looking for Christian view of womanhood, femininity, and feminism, read this book!
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Truth be told, I almost didn’t read this book because she is a Calvinist 😆 but I’m so glad I did! (Nothing Calvinist in the book, btw). I loved this book. It is so refreshing, encouraging, and challenging. Her writing style is blunt and readable. This book will force you to broaden your horizons of what a homemaker is and what she can truly do. It paints women who are homemakers in such a dignified light throughout the book & was a breath of fresh air to read. You may not realize how much society’s views on womanhood have clouded your thinking until you read this book.

She gives the entire history of feminism, from 1759 to now, but in an engaging, almost conversational way. It was not “textbook” style by any means. I learned a LOT. Ever wonder how we got from the suffragettes to the vagina-hat-wearing Women’s Marchers of today? She connects all the dots.

She lays out with such clarity how we got from the quaint, picturesque 1950s housewife to the women of the 60s and 70s. The housewives of the 1950s did not enjoy the happiness and fulfillment you may think they did, and they, in turn, went looking for it in all the wrong places.

Also, one more thing to encourage you to read the book… found at the beginning of chapter 16 is THE BEST analogy I have EVER heard on the distinction of women from men and the feminist worldview. SO GOOD!

This book will convict you if you have an ounce of laziness, apathy, or complacency in your body. It will make you think about things you’d never thought of before, or at the very least make you think about them in a new way. It will help you to fight the feminist agenda with truth and grace. It will encourage you to embrace every aspect of your God-given femininity and role as a woman instead of fighting against it.

Highly recommend!!!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2022
Truth be told, I almost didn’t read this book because she is a Calvinist 😆 but I’m so glad I did! (Nothing Calvinist in the book, btw). I loved this book. It is so refreshing, encouraging, and challenging. Her writing style is blunt and readable. This book will force you to broaden your horizons of what a homemaker is and what she can truly do. It paints women who are homemakers in such a dignified light throughout the book & was a breath of fresh air to read. You may not realize how much society’s views on womanhood have clouded your thinking until you read this book.

She gives the entire history of feminism, from 1759 to now, but in an engaging, almost conversational way. It was not “textbook” style by any means. I learned a LOT. Ever wonder how we got from the suffragettes to the vagina-hat-wearing Women’s Marchers of today? She connects all the dots.

She lays out with such clarity how we got from the quaint, picturesque 1950s housewife to the women of the 60s and 70s. The housewives of the 1950s did not enjoy the happiness and fulfillment you may think they did, and they, in turn, went looking for it in all the wrong places.

Also, one more thing to encourage you to read the book… found at the beginning of chapter 16 is THE BEST analogy I have EVER heard on the distinction of women from men and the feminist worldview. SO GOOD!

This book will convict you if you have an ounce of laziness, apathy, or complacency in your body. It will make you think about things you’d never thought of before, or at the very least make you think about them in a new way. It will help you to fight the feminist agenda with truth and grace. It will encourage you to embrace every aspect of your God-given femininity and role as a woman instead of fighting against it.

Highly recommend!!!
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