Author(s): Beth Allison Barr
Publisher: Brazos Press
Price: $4.99       (Dec 21 – 22)

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It is time for Christian patriarchy to end.

Biblical womanhood–the belief that God designed women to be submissive wives, virtuous mothers, and joyful homemakers–pervades North American Christianity. From choices about careers to roles in local churches to relationship dynamics, this belief shapes the everyday lives of evangelical women.

Yet biblical womanhood isn’t biblical, says historian Beth Allison Barr. It arose from a series of clearly definable historical moments.

Barr presents historical insights and shares a better way forward for the contemporary church by

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