Evangelical Feminism
Pamela D.H. Cochran
For most people, the terms “evangelical” and “feminism” are contradictory. “Evangelical” invokes images of conservative Christians known for their strict interpretation of the Bible, as well as their support of social conservatism and traditional gender roles. So how could an evangelical support feminism, a movement that seeks, at its most basic level, to redress the inequalities, injustice, and discrimination that women face because of their sex?
Evangelical Feminism offers the first history of the evangelical feminist movement. It traces the emergence and theological development of biblical feminism within evangelical Christianity in the 1970s, how an internal split among members ... Read more
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and their opponentsin evangelical organizations, theological debates and leadership in the 1970s and 1980s. A welcome addition to the field.
Sally K. Gallagher,author of Evangelical Identity and Gendered Family Life Pamela Cochran interweaves two engaging stories in this carefully researched study, both of which ... Read more