Women, Gender, and Christian Community

Despite progress in recent years, women and men continue to find it difficult to talk together about gender and religion. Does the Bible truly speak good news to women, or only the bad news of subjection to men? Why has the church insisted on referring to God with male pronouns and images? Can a spirituality developed by men out of their experience nourish the lives of women? How can men and women work in the church together?These are the questions examined in this helpful book. Highly accessible to laity and adult study groups, it is sure to stimulate renewed discussion of this critical topic.Read less