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Finally Feminist: A Pragmatic Christian Understanding of Gender
Discussions about gender continue in many Christian denominations. With good people and solid arguments on each side of the divide, there seems to be little hope for a synthesis or even constructive dialogue. In this brief book, John Stackhouse proposes a way forward.
Stackhouse provides biblical, theological, and practical arguments for his own understanding of the issue:...more
Stackhouse provides biblical, theological, and practical arguments for his own understanding of the issue:...more
Paperback, 138 pages
Published
December 1st 2005
by Baker Academic
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Jun 06, 2008
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Stackhouse did a great explaining how "egalitarians" and "complimentarians" are both right AND both wrong. He is however and egalitarian and therefore writes from that perspective. I've sort of been straddling the fence on this issue (of womens roles in the church) for a couple years, but i feel like "Finally Feminist" has moved me to the "feminist" camp for the right reasons... not just in an effort to be more winsome within a culture that probably finds the patriarchy of the judeo/christian re...more
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Stackhouse selected a difficult, but brave, approach to put his words across. Finally Feminist is a book of theology in which the author has challenged the orthodox Christian views viz-a-viz women's status in church, society, and house. It is brave because it challenges the tradition of patriarchy. It questions various translations of the Scripture. And, it also challenges the secular feminists on way to prove its thesis: Christian feminism.
It takes a difficult approach to substantiate its clai...more
It takes a difficult approach to substantiate its clai...more
The most helpful book I've read yet on the church's perspective of women, although it is a bit academic and requires full attention. Most compelling is the argument that parallel's a wives relationship to her husband with a slave's relationship to her master, and how we view these two given recent history. Today we read the Bible to say that slavery is wrong because God loves us all equally, and that Jesus was giving concessions to say how people in this role should behave. Similarly, the Bible...more
Very informative and well-written book from an egalitarian perspective. A thoughtful and stimulating read. Similar to Webb in his approach (though there are some significant differences, as he explains in a footnote), but much less verbose and much more ‘artsy’ than ‘scientific’. I really appreciate Stackhouse’s “gospel paradigm”, wherein everything takes a back-seat to the gospel. He is also fair and honest about how each position (egalitarian, complementarian, etc…) has its problems and proble...more
This book makes a solid argument for what I have always believed in my heart, but have never been able to support with all the New Testament text. Finally (ha) someone has suggested something that seems so simple. This is not a book about a "secret" that has to be decoded by highly educated people who are experts in greek and hebrew. The paradigm he puts forward about why Paul wrote all the things he wrote is realistic and honest. My thoughts after are this: "Why the HELL didn't I ever think of...more
I can't say enough good things about this book.
Stackhouse looks at what the Bible says about gender issues and leadership of women brilliantly! He avoids many of the traps most usually fall into (actually, he addresses and calls out most of the traps) and then goes through Scripture and explains how we should really be looking at this issue. Profound truth.
I learned so much while reading this short book and not just about gender and the roles of women in the church. I learned about Biblical in...more
Stackhouse looks at what the Bible says about gender issues and leadership of women brilliantly! He avoids many of the traps most usually fall into (actually, he addresses and calls out most of the traps) and then goes through Scripture and explains how we should really be looking at this issue. Profound truth.
I learned so much while reading this short book and not just about gender and the roles of women in the church. I learned about Biblical in...more
Not sure I really want to bite off a review of this yet.
Until the time is right, I would like to make a couple of qualifications to my low review:
1. NT Wright in talking on this issue at a conference warned against allowing this to become a two choose discussion ... as if Complimentarian (as it is defined in a million different ways) and Egalitarian (as it is variously defined) were the only choice. Of course God created and talks about gender as both of these things ... not one or the other (M...more
Until the time is right, I would like to make a couple of qualifications to my low review:
1. NT Wright in talking on this issue at a conference warned against allowing this to become a two choose discussion ... as if Complimentarian (as it is defined in a million different ways) and Egalitarian (as it is variously defined) were the only choice. Of course God created and talks about gender as both of these things ... not one or the other (M...more
Four stars because of the ending, it was a great book, but then hurriedly ended when I felt he should have continued to dig into it. But perhaps the author had a page limit, so can be forgiven for that. It was a good introduction to the question of women in the church and society and how it has changed over the years due to cultural changes.
thoughtful, compelling, and pretty convincing.
This book is a powerful presentation of a feminist view of scripture. I think Christian men are very reluctant to give up their patriarchal ways.
A great little book that helped sway me towards egalitarianism. I'm not sure if I agree the word "feminism" is really worth salvaging from the popular understanding of it, but this does not hinder Stackhouse's argument. Excellent appendices. Highly recommended.
For a theology book, excellent. Scholarship mixed with personal experience. Totally met my level of brain function, whatever that reveals. If you wanna know what I believe about gender, just read this book. I wanted to put exclamation points on every page.
People, particularly male christians, should read this.
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