Women comprise at least half the world, and usually more than half the
church, but so often Christian teaching to women either fails to move
beyond a discussion of roles or assumes a particular economic situation
or stage of life. This all but shuts women out from contributing to
God's kingdom as they were designed to do. Furthermore, the plight of
women in the Majority World demands a Christian response, a holistic
embrace of all that God calls women and men to be in his world.
The loudest voices speaking into women's lives in the twenty-first
century thus far come from either fundamentalist Islam or radical
feminism. And neither can be allowed to carry the day.
The Bible contains the highest possible view of women and invests
women's lives with cosmic significance regardless of their age, stage of
life, social status, or culture. Carolyn Custis James unpacks three
transformative themes the Bible presents to women that raise the bar for
women and calls them to join their brothers in advancing God's gracious
kingdom on earth. These new images of what can be in Christ free women
to embrace the life God gives them, no matter what happens. Carolyn
encourages readers with a positive, kingdom approach to the changes,
challenges, and opportunities facing women throughout the world today.
