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Half the Church: Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women Audiobook
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Women comprise at least half the world, and usually more than half the church, but so often Christian teaching to women either fails to move beyond a discussion of roles or assumes a particular economic situation or stage of life. This all but shuts women out from contributing to God’s kingdom as they were designed to do. Furthermore, the plight of women in the Majority World demands a Christian response, a holistic embrace of all that God calls women and men to be in his world. The loudest voices speaking into women’s lives in the twenty-first century thus far come from either fundamentalist Islam or radical feminism. And neither can be allowed to carry the day. The Bible contains the highest possible view of women and invests women’s lives with cosmic significance regardless of their age, stage of life, social status, or culture. Carolyn Custis James unpacks three transformative themes the Bible presents to women that raise the bar for women and calls them to join their brothers in advancing God’s gracious kingdom on earth. These new images of what can be in Christ free women to embrace the life God gives them, no matter what happens. Carolyn encourages readers with a positive, kingdom approach to the changes, challenges, and opportunities facing women throughout the world today.
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"What does it mean to be an ezer-kenegdo (God's word for woman) and how does knowing that God himself is called an ezer 16 times in the Bible help us understand that."
— Julie (5 out of 5 stars)
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" Four stars for content, but only two for reading experience. Felt like reading transcripts of spoken messages, meaning the pacing and rhythm seemed awkward in print. Also repetitive. The big idea behind the book, however, is timely and powerful. "
— Evableeker, 1/4/2014 -
" I loved this book. However, don't read this unless you want to be moved into action! Carolyn Custis James is quickly becoming one of my all time favorite authors. "
— Sandscate, 11/25/2013 -
" wonderful christian response to Half the Sky. "
— Alyson, 11/21/2013 -
" A beautiful and challenging book. THe Blessed Alliance is exactly that. "
— Carol, 5/6/2013 -
" A book of encouragement to those who are finding the church irrelevant in their lives, especially women . James encourages readers to focus on the gifts that each of us are given and less on the limits that a particular church may hold. "
— Barcar26, 7/25/2012 -
" I think every follower of Christ, man and woman alike, should read this book "
— Joanne, 5/15/2012 -
" What a great book about women and the church! "
— Julie, 9/7/2011 -
" Some solid ideas, but a lot of repetition. A lot of repetition. "
— Katie, 7/19/2011 -
" I loved this book. However, don't read this unless you want to be moved into action! Carolyn Custis James is quickly becoming one of my all time favorite authors. "
— Sandscate, 6/27/2011
About Carolyn Custis James
Carolyn Custis James travels extensively as a popular speaker for women’s conferences, churches, colleges, seminaries, and other Christian organizations. Her ministry organization, WhitbyForum, promotes thoughtful biblical discussion to help men and women serve God together. Carolyn founded and is president of the Synergy Women’s Network. She is a consulting editor for Zondervan’s Exegetical Commentary series on the New Testament and author of When Life and Beliefs Collide and Lost Women of the Bible. She and her husband live in Boxford, Massachusetts. They have one grown daughter.
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