A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband "master"A strong Christian woman embarks on a radical life experiment-a year of biblical womanhood. Strong and committed in her faith-but frustrated by the inconsistencies she saw in her evangelical culture's view of women-Rachel Held Evans became an independent woman. But, intrigued by the traditionalist resurgence that led many of her friends to abandon their careers to assume traditional gender roles in the home, Evans had a crazy idea:What if I took "biblical womanhood" literally for a full year? In the next twelve months Rachel:
With just the right mixture of humor and insight, Evans takes readers along with her on a lively adventure. In the process she discovers that the journey itself leads her right to the heart of God. |
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Good delivery, but off-message
User Review - FranBrunson - Christianbook.comI was intrigued by this author after seeing her on The View promoting this book. I must admit my first reaction was not positive because it almost seemed if she was trying to make Christian woman look ... Read full review
Which God are we talking about here?
User Review - Skotiad - Christianbook.comAs other reviews have noted, the author has a reasonably good writing style, so it is easy to read. Unfortunately, her approach to the Bible is troublesome. I won't cover ground that other reviews ... Read full review
Contents
GentlenessGirl Gone Mild | 1 |
DomesticityMartha Martha | 21 |
ObedienceMy Husband My Master | 47 |
ValorWill the Real Proverbs 31 Woman Please Stand up? | 74 |
BeautyMy Breasts Are like Towers | 99 |
ModestyHulaHooping with the Amish | 120 |
PurityThe Worst Time of the Month to Go Camping | 146 |
FertilityQuivers Full of Arrows and Sippy Cups | 174 |
SubmissionA Disposition to Yield | 201 |
JusticeEat More Guinea Pig | 224 |
SilenceI Am Woman Hear Me No More | 250 |
GraceDays of Awe | 282 |
Acknowledgments | 309 |
Notes | 311 |
About the Author | 321 |