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The Liberating Truth
The Liberating Truth
"Danielle Strickland contends that women everywhere remain subjugated by cultural norms that tell them to conform, hold back, and turn aside from God's call upon their lives. Consequently many women fail to play a full part in the healing and restoration of society. The church should take the lead. In this prophetic book Danielle observes: "We should be the ones who model...more
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When I first saw this title, I wanted to see if the author was putting forth a certain premise. So much happens in our society today to which we need to pay attention. The author makes the plight of abuse towards women as wrong in her book, which I agree with. Secondly, the author brings forth how women as well as young girls are sold into prostitution, abuse, denied the basic needs for living and so much more. None of this do I disagree with. As members of the Body we need to bring these women...more
The Liberating Truth
How Jesus Empowers Women
By Danielle Strickland
I was thrilled when I received this book from Library Thing.
First of all I consider myself a Fundamentalist and an Evangelical. I say that because I also believe my Pastor is fantastic and I’m thrilled that SHE is my Pastor.
I loved the book. Ms Strickland’s writing style is practical and appreciated I followed her instruction and feel more informed in reading her book. An example I enjoyed:
“In our current culture, the sex indus...more
How Jesus Empowers Women
By Danielle Strickland
I was thrilled when I received this book from Library Thing.
First of all I consider myself a Fundamentalist and an Evangelical. I say that because I also believe my Pastor is fantastic and I’m thrilled that SHE is my Pastor.
I loved the book. Ms Strickland’s writing style is practical and appreciated I followed her instruction and feel more informed in reading her book. An example I enjoyed:
“In our current culture, the sex indus...more
Danielle Strickland in her new book “The Liberating Truth" published by Kregel Publications explores How Jesus Empowers Women.
Suppose we were able to take a camera crew and take to the city streets going about asking just one question: are women treated equally and fairly in our society? What do you think our results would be? My opinion is the answers we would receive would be yes. People would feel that women won the right to vote, the right to work and even the right to govern so the answer i...more
Suppose we were able to take a camera crew and take to the city streets going about asking just one question: are women treated equally and fairly in our society? What do you think our results would be? My opinion is the answers we would receive would be yes. People would feel that women won the right to vote, the right to work and even the right to govern so the answer i...more
This book was hard for me to read but given that I’ll give you my opinion and let you decide if you should read it. It was a very quick read in that it was short and to the point however I found myself disagreeing with the author, Danielle Strickland.
Let me begin by saying that I think slavery is wrong, whether it’s because of race, religion, gender, etc, it’s wrong and it goes against God’s Law for mankind. The author give quite a few examples of women who are being held captive either because...more
Let me begin by saying that I think slavery is wrong, whether it’s because of race, religion, gender, etc, it’s wrong and it goes against God’s Law for mankind. The author give quite a few examples of women who are being held captive either because...more
The Liberating Truth is a well-written, well-researched and passionate argument for the rights of women to have true equality with men, especially when it comes to serving in the church.
The author, a major in The Salvation Army in Canada, writes from her own personal experiences of working with women in all countries who have been oppressed. Some of the stories she tells are especially heartbreaking.
I'm not a theologian, but I don't necessarily agree with all of Strickland's interpretations of...more
The author, a major in The Salvation Army in Canada, writes from her own personal experiences of working with women in all countries who have been oppressed. Some of the stories she tells are especially heartbreaking.
I'm not a theologian, but I don't necessarily agree with all of Strickland's interpretations of...more
Danielle Strickland pulls no punches in the exploration of faith and gender. A renowned activist in the Salvation Army, Strickland has pursued her own life on the assumption that God does not discriminate by gender, and here she shares that view with passion, colour and determination. She is a very successful public speaker, and that comes across here, as she weaves together research, story and polemic to deliver an apologetic for the liberation of women. I for one found it both persuasive and a...more
I received this book through the GoodReads First Reads Giveaway program. While I am not an Evangelical Christian, I found Strickland's introduction of modern church culture as a form of female oppression (by way of defined gender roles, expectations of beauty and home perfection, etc...) quite interesting. She goes on to examine other forms of oppression (hijab, prostitution). In the second part of the book she attempts to discuss Biblical stances on women, and how translations may affect our un...more
A very quick, readable book. Comes across as based on solid Biblical principles. Not in any way anti-men. Even though it's not a thick book, it delves deeply into the issues. Engaging, enlightening and empowering. Will read over and over.
An outstanding book which was a real eye-opener to a lot of cultural norms that we've taken to be "gospel truth." Very thought-provoking and an exciting find.
This is an incredible book. I was lucky enough to hear Danielle speak at Spring Harvest last week and she really is inspirational.
This book makes the point that in order to understand the portrayal of women in the Bible we really need to understand the context surrounding the gospels and the epistles. When we do this we can see how revolutionary Jesus' treatment of women was and that the status he afforded them was far higher than the society at the time did.
A must read for both sexes who are co...more
This book makes the point that in order to understand the portrayal of women in the Bible we really need to understand the context surrounding the gospels and the epistles. When we do this we can see how revolutionary Jesus' treatment of women was and that the status he afforded them was far higher than the society at the time did.
A must read for both sexes who are co...more
The book is split into two parts, focusing first on the oppression of women throughout all society; from Burquas to Botox to Barbies, and then moves onto look at the Biblical stance on women and equality. Danielle Strickland looks at the passages that have caused issues within the church, how these issues arose, and helps debunk the myths about women in the church.
This book was an amazing read and I could not put it down. Everything in this book rang true for me and I've discovered a passion I d...more
This book was an amazing read and I could not put it down. Everything in this book rang true for me and I've discovered a passion I d...more
Enlightening and powerful. Women have struggled in their spiritualality and we can do so much more if desired. A book you can reread and get more out after each reading. Thank you for letting me read it.
This book was not exactly what I was expecting. While I agree with most of what the author has to say, I think my problem was more in the presentation. would have prefered a more factual approach and less opinion.
I did not learn too much from this book. Most of it I had heard before, but there were a couple of new interpretations of some passages, like those from the letter of Paul. It gave me something to think about.
I did not learn too much from this book. Most of it I had heard before, but there were a couple of new interpretations of some passages, like those from the letter of Paul. It gave me something to think about.
Religious differences aside, this book has a great message: Women are not less than men. The author discusses the different ways that women have been oppressed through religion. She then picks Bible passages that support her belief that women are equal to men rather than less than.
This book holds so much information for being so tiny. I loved it! It was very informative and empowering. The author does a great job of making her points based on the Bible and not preaching about her own opinions.
I won this book in a giveaway.
I won this book in a giveaway.
I loved this book. It was well researched and absolutely fundamental to women who have struggled with oppression within churches and the bible. Jesus loves women and is the first to treat with honour, dignity and respect. I
Would highly recommend this.
Would highly recommend this.
See review on my blog.
Review to come on blog.
Feb 10, 2013
Deborah
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