How to Fight Sexism in the Church
Despite the real progress that has been made in recent years, women continue to be silenced, wounded, and relegated to the sidelines in our churches. Many churches—even churches that outwardly affirm and platform women—remain unaware of the patterns and cultures at play that set up unseen barriers for women.
This is a book for Christians who want to learn how to do better. Heather Matthews has experienced sexism in the church firsthand. In Confronting Sexism in the Church, she explores the history and culture of sexism in our contemporary evangelical world and describes the many ways—subtle and not so subtle—that it lives on in the church today. She gives simple, practical steps for how Christians can actively fight sexism in its many forms.
The mistreatment of women has been part of the human experience from the very beginning—but in Christ, women are set free to be all they've been created to be. This book invites churches to live out that reality in all its fullness.
Tabela de Conteúdo
Foreword by Scot Mc Knight
1. Naming the Problem
2. What Is Sexism?
3. Theology of Antisexism
4. A Brief History of Sexism in the Church
5. A Brief History of Antisexism in the Church
6. The Price Women Pay
7. Politics, Power, Pornography, and the Perpetuation of Sexism
8. Confronting Sexism in Relationships
9. Confronting Sexism in Christian Leadership
10. Confronting Sexism in a Church or Organization
11. Confronting Systemic Cultural Sexism
Notes
Sobre o autor
Scot Mc Knight (Ph.D., University of Nottingham) is professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois. He is the author of The Jesus Creed, The King Jesus Gospel, A Community Called Atonement, Embracing Grace, The Real Mary and commentaries on James, Galatians and 1 Peter, and coeditor of the award-winning Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels. He is also a widely recognized blogger at the Jesus Creed blog. His other interests include golfing, gardening and traveling.