Friday, January 03, 2020

Resources On Egalitarianism/Mutualism


This list was my response (including many people's suggestions) to a request for names of books, etc., [from conservative Christians] that make a biblical case for egalitarianism/mutualism (i.e., that women can serve and function in the church in any office or capacity or gifting that men can):

* = Is or can be academic in whole or in part

I. BOOKS

1.* Discovering Biblical Equality: Biblical, Theological, Cultural, and Practical Perspectives (Third Edition)

2. How I Changed My Mind about Women in Leadership: Compelling Stories from Prominent Evangelicals

3.* Two Views on Women in Ministry (Counterpoints: Bible and Theology)

4. Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible's View of Women

5. Ten Lies The Church Tells Women: How the Bible Has Been Misused to Keep Women in Spiritual Bondage

6. The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible

7. Women Caught in the Conflict: The Culture War Between Traditionalism and Feminism

8. Good News for Women: A Biblical Picture of Gender Equality

9.* Man and Woman, One in Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Paul's Letters (knowledge of New Testament Greek is advisable)

10. Why Not Women: A Biblical Study of Women in Missions, Ministry, and Leadership

11. Men and Women in the Church: Building Consensus on Christian Leaders

12.* Women, Authority & the Bible (print on demand, or used copies)

13.* Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle's Vision for Men and Women in Christ

14. Junia Is Not Alone

15. Gender Roles and the People of God: Rethinking What We Were Taught about Men and Women in the Church

16. Bourgeois Babes, Bossy Wives, and Bobby Haircuts: A Case for Gender Equality in Ministry (Fresh Perspectives on Women in Ministry)

17. The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth

18.* Junia: The First Woman Apostle

19. Paul, Women and Church

20. How God Sees Women: The End of Patriarchy

21. Women and Authority: The Key Biblical Texts (2011)
https://grovebooks.co.uk/products/b-59-women-and-authority-the-key-biblical-texts

22. The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood : How God's Word Consistently Affirms Gender Equality
https://www.amazon.com/Bible-vs-Biblical-Womanhood-Consistently/dp/0310140307/

II. BLOGS, FACEBOOK, AND WEB PAGES

1.* CBE International (Christians for Biblical Equality)
• Articles at CBE's web page https://www.cbeinternational.org/view-resources/

2. The Junia Project

3.* Margaret Mowczko's blog

4. Rachel Held Evans' blog posts

5. Biblical Christian Egalitarians (read and join the discussions)

6. Bob Edwards (author of several books)

7. The Tru316 Project

8. Ideas about Women Matter: A Resource List for Women in Church History (Beth Allison Barr)

9. Some of my own blog posts