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Title details for Half the Church by Carolyn Custis James - Available

Half the Church

Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women

by Carolyn Custis James
Ruth Bloomquist
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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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    March 4, 2011

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      • ISBN: 9780310555865
      • File size: 173530 KB
      • Duration: 06:01:31

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from March 14, 2011
      Author (When Life and Beliefs Collide) and conference speaker James takes on the church's historical stance on women who enthusiastically embrace their God-given role as "ezer-warriors" (ezer is the Hebrew word for "helper"). James's previous works form the foundation for this important study, which could appropriately be thought of as the Christian companion to the groundbreaking Half the Sky, with its clarion call to activism. James challenges all women to step up and get busy doing the hard work of righting wrongs, influencing their communities, and laboring right alongside their male counterparts to effect powerful and positive change worldwide. James draws liberally from the Bible to underscore that God's plan is for men and women to work with each other as essential components of a "Blessed Alliance." The author's compelling message and passionate voice are amplified by the skill with which she presents this information in volatile, dangerous times.

    • Booklist

      March 15, 2011
      Where and how do women fit into Gods plan? Evangelical speaker James believes the Gospels speak communally to and about the women of the world, regardless of ethnic, social, cultural, or economic status. She challenges Christian women to undertake vigorous roles in social justice movements, insisting that the Gospels call women to be active participants in Christian ministries rather than passive vessels of Gods message. Recognizing that traditional Christian forums have not adequately addressed many thorny contemporary issues, especially those pertaining to the oppression of women, she urges women questioning their purpose in Gods global vision to join in, speak out, and band together. After all, with women constituting well more than half the church, their potential to make a significant collective impact is limitless. An insightful look at an age-old question.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.)

    • Library Journal

      March 1, 2011

      James (founder, Synergy Women's Network; The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough To Break the Rules), a popular speaker in evangelical circles, tackles the thorny questions that surround women in evangelical Christianity and broadens her scope to include the fate and destiny of women around the world today. James sees men and women as potentially bound in a powerful partnership for good that does not oppress or belittle women--not easy positions for a woman to take in the heavily patriarchal world of conservative Protestantism. VERDICT James's potentially transformative work, a wake-up call for women in America's Protestant churches, is ideally suited for church groups and pastors.

      Copyright 2011 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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