![]() Interweaving her story as a Baptist pastor's wife, Barr sheds light on the #ChurchToo movement and abuse scandals in Southern Baptist circles and the broader evangelical world, helping listeners understand why biblical womanhood is more about human power structures than the message of Christ. Barr's historical insights provide context for contemporary teachings about women's roles in the church and help move the conversation forward. 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. ApBy Emily McFarlan Miller (RNS) Beth Allison Barr never intended to write a book like The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel. It was born in a series of clearly definable historical moments. Women in History And as a historian, Barr wants to give a fuller picture to the experience of Christian women. Yet biblical womanhood isn't biblical, says Baylor University historian Beth Allison Barr. From choices about careers to roles in local churches to relationship dynamics, this belief shapes the everyday lives of evangelical women. ![]()
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