Date: Friday, February 23
Time: 6:00-9:00 w/Dinner
Location: Bruce and Robin's
Book: Finally Feminist: A Pragmatic Christian Understanding of Gender
Author: John Stackhouse
Contact/RSVP: Pastor Bruce
Please
join us for another evening of conversation about life and faith. There
are six copies of the book available at MBCC for $11.50.
Book Description:
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 Finally Feminist, John
Stackhouse proposes a way forward by affirming both the patriarchal and
the feminist (or complementarian and egalitarian) reading of Scripture.
He argues that these emphases exist side by side in the Bible. He then
provides biblical, theological, and practical arguments for his own
understanding: Equality is the biblical ideal, but patriarchy is
allowed and regulated by a God who has larger kingdom purposes in mind.
Stackhouse then tests his understanding by exposing it to the
objections of other theories and concludes with two appendixes that
tease out some practical implications. Thought provoking and distinctive in its clarity and honesty, Finally Feminist
will be a useful text for college and seminary courses, for pastors and
church leaders, and for anyone interested in deepening their
understanding of the role of women in the church and in society.
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