Half the Church: Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women | 
so-soThere are some really good thoughts presented in this book. There is also a lot of filler. The book is slow to get going and slow to conclude and it can feel a bit unfocused at times. I found the middle chapters to be the most compelling. I did not always agree with the author's philosophies, but it does contain some valuable information and perspectives.
bailedThis book isn't bad, and is probably life changing for most. The thing is though, I read almost exclusively Christian Feminist Non-Fiction and James here doesn't write about anything I don't know or haven't read before. I'm going to Bail on this one only because I'm struggling to find an interest in any chapter since I've read similar 80 million times.
"Here is the point. The Bible doesn't merely leave the door ajar for some women to become leaders; it actually makes a rather emphatic case that God expects his daughters to be leaders."
Not doing too well at reading today because this little dude starts Kindergarten on Tuesday 😭😭😭😭 gotta get the time in when I can
Amen. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
"We and our world are broken, that this side of eternity we will drink deeply of that brokenness, and there will be thorns we can't shake off that accompany us to our graves. The world is a mess and so are we. But this is the context in which God is calling his image bearers to kingdom living."
Long. But so good.
"In hindsight it makes a lot of sense, after all, the Bible isn't an American book. To be honest, the American culture is as far removed from the ancient culture of the Bible as you can get. The message loses its potency and sometimes completely escapes us when read solely through an American lens instead of through the eyes of those who understand the ancient biblical culture."
Someone needs to stop me from placing holds at the library.
pickSexism pervades our culture, including Christianity. James advocates for women to be treated as the equal members of the church that we are and bravely faces down the church patriarchy, calling for ALL of women's gifts and talents to be appreciated by a male-dominated church. 💯🙌🏻👏🏽 |🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
