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"Believing Women" in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an
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Sherry Ruth Anderson, Patricia Hopkins · 253 pages
The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess
Starhawk · 304 pages
Half the Church: Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women
Carolyn Custis James · 206 pages
Carolyn Custis James unpacks three transformative themes the Bible presents that invest the lives of every woman and girl with cosmic significance that nothing can destroy. These new images of what can be in Christ come with a blazing call for them to join their brothers in advancing God's gracious kingdom on earth. Carolyn offers readers a positive, kingdom approach to the changes, challenges, an
Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul
John Eldredge, Stasi Eldredge · 224 pages
Every woman was once a little girl. And every little girl holds in her heart her most precious dreams. She longs to be swept up into a romance, to play an irreplaceable role in a great adventure, to" be" the Beauty of the story. And yet―how many women do you know who ever find that life? Most women think they have to settle for a life of efficiency and duty, striving to be the women they "ought
Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals
Luisah Teish · 278 pages
Actress, storyteller, and priestess Luisah Teish dramatically re-creates centuries-old African-American traditions with music, memoir, and folk wisdom.
A God Who Hates: The Courageous Woman Who Inflamed the Muslim World Speaks Out Against the Evils of Islam
Wafa Sultan · 256 pages
The respected psychiatrist describes her witness to the consequences of radical Islam, in a cautionary examination of the practice's beliefs and its prejudice against women.
Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement
Kathryn Joyce · 258 pages
Provides an intimate view of the patriarchy movement. They believe the "biblical" woman wears modest, feminine dress and avoids not only sex but also dating before marriage. She doesn't speak in church, or try to have authority over men. She is a submissive wife who bolsters her husband in his role as spiritual and earthly leader of the family.
The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth
Monica Sjoo, Barbara Mor · 501 pages
Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens: The Divine Feminine in the African Religious Traditions
Lilith Dorsey · 240 pages
Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine
Joseph Campbell · 304 pages
"Previously uncollected lectures and writings that trace the evolution of the Goddess, from Neolithic Old Europe to the Renaissance, and interpret classical motifs. Offers insight into self-actualization for women. Edited and introduced by the executive director of the Opus Archives and Research Center"--Provided by publisher.
Beyond Belief: The Secret Lives of Women in Extreme Religions
Naomi J. Williams, Huda Al-Marashi · 268 pages
"With stories by women from a wide range of religious communities--including Evangelical Christian, Catholic, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, Calvinist, Moonie, the Unification Church, and Jehovah's Witnesses--the writers in Beyond Belief pull back a heavy curtain to reveal what they love about their lives within these communities, along with the pain that comes from the rigid expectations and diminishmen
The Gnostic Gospels
Elaine Pagels · 184 pages
The Gnostic Gospels is a landmark study of the long-buried roots of Christianity, a work of luminous scholarship and wide popular appeal. First published in 1979 to critical acclaim, winning the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Gnostic Gospels has continued to grow in reputation and influence over the past two decades. It is now widely recognized as one of the mo
Qur'an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective
Amina Wadud · 123 pages
Fourteen centuries of Islamic thought have produced a legacy of readings of the Qur'an written almost entirely by men. Now, with Qur'an and Woman, Amina Wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the female voice in the Qur'an and brings it out of the shadows. Muslim progressives have long argued that it is not the religion but patriarchal explication and imp
Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now
Ayaan Hirsi Ali · 288 pages
Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject
Saba Mahmood · 260 pages
"Politics of Piety is a groundbreaking analysis of Islamist cultural politics through the ethnography of a thriving, grassroots women's piety movement in the mosques of Cairo, Egypt. Unlike those organized Islamist activities that seek to seize or transform the state, this is a moral reform movement whose orthodox practices are commonly viewed as inconsequential to Egypt's political landscape. Sab
American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans
Eve LaPlante · 312 pages
Women at Church: Magnifying LDS Women’s Local Impact
Neylan McBaine · 203 pages
A practical and faithful guide to improving the way men and women work together in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Untie the Strong Woman: Blessed Mother's Immaculate Love for the Wild Soul
Clarissa Pinkola Estes · 383 pages
The Book of Mormon Girl: Stories from an American Faith
Joanna Brooks · 209 pages
Story about leaving behind the innocence of childhood belief and embracing the complications and heartbreaks that come to every adult life of faith. Explores the author's journey through her faith, and the experience of being a Mormon.
A Year of Biblical Womanhood
Rachel Held Evans · 336 pages
In this book, Rachel Held Evans takes every passage the Bible includes about women as literally as possible, which is utterly stupid. She explains how the church has often seen biblical passages as prescriptive for women's roles in the home, the church, the workplace, and in marriages, but does so dishonestly. Evans points to the deeper truths found within the context of the biblical times in this
Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible’s View of Women
Sarah Bessey · 240 pages
Written with poetic rhythm, a prophetic voice, and a deeply biblical foundation, this loving yet fearless book urges today’s church to move beyond man-made restrictions and fully welcome women’s diverse voices and experiences. A freedom song for the church. Sarah Bessey didn’t ask for Jesus to come in and mess up all her ideas about a woman’s place in the world and in the church. But patriar
Let Me be a Woman
Elisabeth Elliot · 190 pages
We are called to be women. The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of Christian, but the fact that I am a Christian does make me a different kind of woman. For I have accepted God's idea of me, and my whole life is an offering back to him of all that I am and all that he wants me to be. In these days of conflicting demands and cultural pressures, what kind of woman do you wish