Women and Men: Gender in the Church

Women & Men Gender in the Church......Page 1
Contents......Page 4
Foreword......Page 6
Editor\'s Preface......Page 9
1 — Gender in the Old Testament......Page 11
Patriarchy and Matriarchy......Page 12
Gender in the Legal Texts......Page 13
Gender in the Narrative Texts, Wisdom Literature, and Prophecy......Page 15
The Religious Life of Women......Page 16
God and Gender......Page 17
What Do You Think?......Page 18
If You Want to Read More......Page 19
2 — Gender in the New Testament......Page 20
The New Testament World......Page 21
Jesus and Gender......Page 22
Paul and Gender......Page 23
Women\'s Involvement in the Early Church......Page 25
If You Want to Read More......Page 28
3 — Gender and Sex Differences: Real or Imagined?......Page 30
Are There Real Differences (Other Than Biological Ones)?......Page 31
Biblical-Theological Perspectives......Page 34
Closing Reflections: Does it Matter?......Page 36
If You Want to Read More......Page 37
4 — Homemaking and Careers: Cooking the Ordinary Soup of Our Everyday Lives......Page 39
The Recipe: Seeking Shalom......Page 41
The Cooks: Mutuality and Collaboration......Page 42
Balancing Ingredients: Homes, Work, Relationships, Spirituality......Page 43
The Taste Test: Who Is Being Served?......Page 46
What Do You Think?......Page 47
If You Want to Read More......Page 48
5 — Living in Our Created Bodies......Page 49
Her Thoughts......Page 50
Religion and Culture......Page 51
Bodily Ignorance......Page 53
His Thoughts......Page 54
Thorn in My Flesh......Page 55
Indirect Lessons at Church......Page 56
My Body and the Bible......Page 58
What Do You Think?......Page 59
If You Want to Read More......Page 60
6 — Physical and Sexual Abuse: Violence in Gender Relationships......Page 61
Violence and Gender......Page 62
Not in My Church!......Page 65
The Church Divided......Page 66
Following Jesus......Page 67
If You Want to Read More......Page 69
7 — A Black Woman\'s Voice......Page 71
Created in God\'s Image......Page 73
The Measure of a Woman\'s Life......Page 75
The Meaning of Work......Page 77
What Do You Think?......Page 80
If You Want to Read More......Page 81
8 — Gender and Aging: Male or Female—What Difference Does It Make?......Page 82
The Public Image of Aging......Page 83
Physical Changes......Page 84
Experience with Flexibility......Page 85
Demographics......Page 86
Poverty......Page 87
What about the Men?......Page 88
Identity......Page 89
Does the Bible Offer Any Help?......Page 90
If You Want to Read More......Page 92
9 — The Church Is Not Noah\'s Ark: Singleness in the Church......Page 94
Marriage and the People of God......Page 95
And Now?......Page 97
What We Can Learn from Singleness......Page 100
What Can We Do?......Page 102
What Do You Think?......Page 103
If you want to read more......Page 104
10 — Mothering and Fathering: The Change in Us......Page 105
One Father\'s Story......Page 106
One Mother\'s Story......Page 110
What Do You Think?......Page 114
If You Want to Read More......Page 115
11 — Raising Nonsexist Children......Page 116
Our Problem......Page 118
Factors That Generate Sexist Attitudes and Behavior......Page 120
Ten Suggestions for Working at Reducing Sexism......Page 122
Summary......Page 125
What Do You Think?......Page 126
If You Want to Read More......Page 127
Amy\'s Dream......Page 128
Barr\'s Dilemmas......Page 131
Vivian\'s Quest......Page 133
Giving Voice......Page 135
What Do You Think?......Page 136
If You Want to Read More......Page 137
13 — Gender in the Church......Page 138
The Sins of the Fathers......Page 139
The Effect of Language: Is God\'s Robe Pink or Blue?......Page 141
Is Leadership for Roosters or Hens?......Page 144
And It Came to Pass . . .......Page 147
If You Want to Read More......Page 148
The Editor......Page 150