The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
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The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

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Beth Allison Barr, a Baylor University historian, resituates the conversation surrounding the topic of biblical womanhood within the realm of ecclesial history, proposing it is less scripturally ordained and more the product of clearly definable contextual moments. Feminine disposition, permitted church roles, career options, and relationship dynamics are systematically examined, interwoven with Barr’s experiences as a Baptist pastor's wife.

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Title: The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
By: Beth Allison Barr
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 224
Vendor: Brazos Press
Publication Date: 2021
Dimensions: 8.50 X 5.50 (inches)
Weight: 9 ounces
ISBN: 1587434709
ISBN-13: 9781587434709
Stock No: WW434702

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It is time for Christian patriarchy to end.

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 historian Beth Allison Barr. It arose from a series of clearly definable historical moments.

Barr presents historical insights and shares a better way forward for the contemporary church by

● giving context for contemporary teachings about women's roles in the church
● explaining why biblical womanhood is more about human power structures than the message of Christ
● interweaving her story and experiences as a Baptist pastor's wife
● shedding light on the #ChurchToo movement and abuse scandals in Southern Baptist circles and the broader evangelical world

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.

"A powerful work of skillful research and personal insight."--Publishers Weekly

Christianity Today 2022 Book Award Finalist (History & Biography) ● Foreword INDIES 2021 Finalist for Religion

Author Bio

Beth Allison Barr (PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is James Vardaman Professor of History at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where she specializes in medieval history, women's history, and church history. She recently served as president of the Conference on Faith and History (2018-2021). Barr is a regular contributor to The Anxious Bench, the popular Patheos website on religious history, and has written for Christianity Today, the Washington Post, Religion News Service, the Dallas Morning News, Sojourners, and Baptist News Global. Her work has been featured by NPR and The New Yorker. She is also a Baptist pastor's wife and the mom of two great kids.

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