Her Story: Women in Christian Tradition (New Vectors in the Study of Religion and Theology)
This concise history explores the underlying forces shaping the status and role of women from biblical times through the present. While it examines misogynist influences in patriarchal cultures, Her Story also highlights material in the Bible that "challenges and condemns patriarchy." What emerges from MacHaffie's distillation of the burgeoning body of scholarship on women and religion is a surprising and refreshing diversity in the ways women have contributed to the Christian community. A well-written, understandable text, Her Story identifies lost traditions that affirm women and analyzes women's current involvement in theological education, the ministry, and feminist theology and liturgics. Highly recommended for academic and general collections, as well as for church libraries. Cynthia Widmer, Williamstown, Mass.Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.