I Suffer Not a Woman: Rethinking I Timothy 2:11-15 in Light of Ancient Evidence Richard Clark Kroeger, Catherine Clark Kroeger Baker Academic, 1998 Solid scriptural and archaeological evidence refutes the traditional interpretation used to bar women from leadership.             Women in the Church: A Biblical Theology of Women in Ministry5 reviews Stanley J. Grenz, Denise Muir Kjesbo InterVarsity Press, 1995 A Respectful, Convincing Treatment of the Subject + The Best Book Written on this Issue + An exegetically solid book + Christians and non-Christians must read             Just a Sister Away: Understanding the Timeless Connection Between Women of Today and Women in the Bible13 reviews Renita J. Weems Walk Worthy Press, 2005 Just a Sister Away + Thought provoking + Book Club enjoyed this Book + Sister Talk + A Good Connection             Left To Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust378 reviews Immaculee Ilibagiza Hay House, 2006 Could I do it? + A must read + Heartwrenching and beautiful + Beyond belief...a living saint + unbelievable             Women of Destiny8 reviews Cindy Jacobs Gospel Light Publications, 1998 Thoroughly Written + Excellently Researched & Very Balanced + A Must-Read for All Women in the Christian Church + Inspirational + Delightful menu of truth             The Purpose Driven Life1098 reviews Rick Warren Zondervan, 2002 A MUST READ!!! VERY SPIRITUAL & MOTIVATING!!! + Best lie-changing book ever! + Wonderful + Purpose Driven Life             Women and the Genesis of Christianity2 reviews Ben Witherington III Cambridge University Press, 1990 Beyond Anachronism + Of great contemporary importance to Christians Witherington looks at women not as they are sometimes read into the New Testament, but as they are portrayed by New Testament writers. In this way he allows the Bible to address contemporary concerns rather than serve partisan purposes. The result is rich and surprisingly revolutionary. Jesus, ...             Women, Authority & the Bible3 reviews InterVarsity Press, 1986 Awesome resource essay collection + An excellent endorsement of women in ministry. An essential women's roles essay collection, even if you are not a feminist like me. This varied collection will help you see all the weaknesses and strengths of the feminist and patriarchal positions ... raising new questions. Filled with many extensive thoughtful essays, showing many different ...             Echoes Of Mercy: Truth Grace Hope1 review Nancy Alcorn Mercy Ministries of America, 2003 Encouraging This book gives a really good insight into how Mercy Ministries came to be founded and many amazing stories of God's abundant provision for this ministry. It's a very encouraging read with amazing testimonies of what a difference God has made in the lives of young women who have been through the ...             The Book of God50 reviews Walter Wangerin Zondervan, 1996 The book of God + Wonderful book! + Easy to understand words about our Lord + Amazing + The ultimate "You are there"             Rereading The Rabbis: A Woman's Voice (Radical Traditions)4 reviews Judith Hauptman Westview Press, 1997 The first true feminist reading of the Talmud + Good but flawed + A Mostly Convincing Defense of the Rabbis + Great book! Informative, thoughtful, balanced.             Chattel or Person?: The Status of Women in the Mishnah2 reviews Judith Romney Wegner Oxford University Press, USA, 1988 Clarifying the Mishnaic status of women + Chattel or Person : The Status of Women in the Mishnah Wegner tries to understand the status of woman as given in the Mishnah. Her major point is that it is by and large determined by her sexual status. A minor girl is under the authority of her father, a married woman under that of her husband. The father can sell the daughter to her prospective ...             Daughters of the Church Ruth A. Tucker, Walter L. Liefeld Zondervan, 1987 Daughters of the church is a fascinating account of women in the two-thousand-year span of church history that includes an exegetical study of relevant Scripture passages.             Women Preaching: Theology And Practice Through The Ages1 review Eunjoo Mary Kim Pilgrim Press, 2004 From Pilgrim Press Considering the lack of resources that exists in the study of women's preaching, this book makes a very significant contribution to the development of homiletics because it joins together the history of women preachers with theological reflection. It is the author's hope that this book will provide ...             Ordaining Women: Culture and Conflict in Religious Organizations1 review Mark Chaves Harvard University Press, 1999 A different angle of vision Mark Chaves book looks at the ordination of women from a different angle than other books on this topic that I have read in my 20 years as an ordained woman in a mainline denomination. He helps to clarify the confusion that some ordained women have felt after spending years in school training for ...             Gods and Kings (Chronicles of the Kings #1)22 reviews Lynn Austin Bethany House Publishers, 2005 could not put it down! + Best Ever Historical Novel series based on Scripture! + Brings The Bible To Life + Very Good Series + Biblical Fiction at Its Best             Hopeful Imagination4 reviews Walter Brueggemann Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1986 Hopeful Immagination - learning from past mistakes + Classic Brueggemann + Imagination in Prophecy--a Much Needed Insght This is the second book I have read by Brueggemann on the role of the Prophetic in the life of the Kingdom of God. He uses the books of Jeremiah, Ezekiel and what he terms `second' Isaiah as his source texts, and with them he puts forward a highly plausable, and yet quite incredible argument for ...             Woman in Jewish Law & Traditio2 reviews Michael Kaufman Jason Aronson, 1995 Brilliant + An intellectual but humble masterpiece Mr. Kaufman has compiled an all-comprising encyclopedia of the Jewish woman, whose role might be different from men's but in no way less important. His comparisons with christian views on women are incisive and true. Without being apologetic mr. Kaufman defends the Jewish traditional view on women; ...             The Women of Azusa Street1 review Estrelda Alexander Pilgrim Press, 2005 Remarkable inspiring lives Alexander has done a marvelous job putting together these biographies of Azusa personalities. The stories are fresh, focused, and well documented. She has a command of her subject and her writing style is easy to read. Highly recommended.             The Web of Women's Leadership: Recasting Congregational Ministry1 review Susan Willhauck, Jacqulyn Thorpe Abingdon Press, 2001 Dreaming and Planning for the 21st Century This is not a long book, but it is a big book. It is rich with ideas that are ancient and post-modern, all cast in a new way. And as if the ideas were not exciting enough, this book offers very practical suggestions for shifting from a pyramid-shaped hierarchical model for church (and other) ...