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The Making of Biblical Womanhood
The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth | Beth Allison Barr
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"A powerful work of skillful research and personal insight."--Publishers Weekly Biblical womanhood--the belief that God designed women to be submissive wives, virtuous mothers, and joyful homemakers--pervades North American Christianity. From choices about careers to roles in local churches to relationship dynamics, this belief shapes the everyday lives of evangelical women. Yet biblical womanhood isn't biblical, says Baylor University historian Beth Allison Barr. It arose from a series of clearly definable historical moments. This book moves the conversation about biblical womanhood beyond Greek grammar and into the realm of church history--ancient, medieval, and modern--to show that this belief is not divinely ordained but a product of human civilization that continues to creep into the church. Barr's historical insights provide context for contemporary teachings about women's roles in the church and help move the conversation forward. Interweaving her story as a Baptist pastor's wife, Barr sheds light on the #ChurchToo movement and abuse scandals in Southern Baptist circles and the broader evangelical world, helping readers understand why biblical womanhood is more about human power structures than the message of Christ.
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erindarlyn
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This is such a valuable book and I am so glad I read it. I highly recommend it for anyone who either wants to learn more about the historical origins of the idea of “biblical womanhood“ or who is reexamining what they may have been taught about it. It is well written (from the perspective of a historian / professor who knows her stuff), well-cited and thoroughly thought-provoking.

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Productive reading weekend to kick off a week-long holiday! Set Me Free is a great middle-grade own voices novel about a deaf teenager trying to help an abused child. The Making of Biblical Womanhood is about the historical and cultural influences that have shaped, and continue to shape, views on gender in Christianity and is written by an evangelical historian. #weekendreading

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Historian Beth Allison Barr shows how events throughout history, stemming from patriarchy, set the stage for today‘s take on complementarian Christian womanhood. Barr also illustrates how the intent of Christianity was not subjugation but equality, and how an unbiblical adherence to patriarchy has distorted women‘s roles throughout history.

This was a fascinating read, and fits nicely with “Jesus and John Wayne.”

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Christine
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What if institutionalized ways of subjugating women in Christianity aren‘t actually Christ-like (or even biblical) at all…? 🤔 What if it's about patriarchy and power? Duh, but this book does an excellent job of explaining the historical context of it all. More hermeneutics in this than I have a taste for, but others might appreciate that more. My teenaged self would have been 🤯 and also consoled and empowered by this.

sebrittainclark Going to have to check this out. I suspect my teenage self would have also really appreciated this. 3y
Christine @sebrittainclark I really liked her sort of insider/outsider perspective. I‘ll be interested to hear your thoughts if you read it! 3y
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