A Woman's Place?
Author | : C. S. Cowles |
Publisher | : Beacon Hill Press |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1993-04-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0834119722 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780834119727 |
Rating | : 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Woman's Place? written by C. S. Cowles and published by Beacon Hill Press. This book was released on 1993-04-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Women have achieved relative parity with men in virtually every area of society--except the church,' writes C.S. Cowles, challenging the long-held practice and belief that a Christian woman's place is in the pew but not in the pulpit, lectern, boardroom, or other places of leadership. Through a careful study of key biblical texts, Cowles refutes what he terms the church's 'institutional discrimination against women' and calls for it to open leadership positions to 'whomever the Holy Spirit should call and whomever evidences gifts for public ministry, without regard to race, social class, or gender.' 'It is time for the church to discover the richness, beauty, and spiritual power that can be released only through the full expression of women's unique gifts and special sensitivities.'