tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971820842270330168.post3597831936597928637..comments2024-01-20T16:28:46.327-08:00Comments on Wordgazer's Words: Why the Church Needs FeminismKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08252374623355509404noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971820842270330168.post-45223786988872334262014-10-05T22:08:03.593-07:002014-10-05T22:08:03.593-07:00An excellent book on evangelical feminism is: &qu...An excellent book on evangelical feminism is: "Women Caught in the Conflict: The Culture War Between Traditionalism and Feminism" by Rebecca Merrill Groothuis. (Wipf and Stock, Eugene, OR, 1997.) Barbhttp://www.churchexiters.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971820842270330168.post-14612304985399753622014-10-05T22:03:00.498-07:002014-10-05T22:03:00.498-07:00Thanks Kristen for your insightful articles. Appr...Thanks Kristen for your insightful articles. Appreciate your efforts to inform people with biblical truth. <br /><br />Regarding the comment by Anonymous above, I would like to offer the following thoughts to clarify.<br /><br />Since there is much confusion about the historical roots of feminism and people have a tendency to lump ALL feminism as being 'radical feminism', I will endeavor to continue to clarify this misperception.<br /><br />For example, some have concluded that all of today's social ills are a direct consequence of modern secular feminism. The historical fact is that "modern secular feminism and the moral malaise of society were both occasioned by widespread, aggressive, radical individualism."<br /><br />It is important to reckon with these factors of: widespread, aggressive, and radical individualism--before we place the blame on feminism.<br /><br />Secondly, it is important to re-discover the roots of modern evangelical feminism--which came about through women in the church wanting to use all their gifts for God’s glory.<br /><br />Christian historians and theologians have come to the conclusion that: "the social model and the theological justification for this use of female talent in ministry is not found in modern secular feminism; rather, it is rooted in the efforts of the nineteenth-century evangelical feminists to understand and implement the biblical principles of Christian equality." (With thanks to Rebecca M. Groothuis for these insights.)<br /><br />So we can see that the roots of 'evangelical feminism' have gone long decades back and are not a 'recent' item, as some would like us to believe.<br />Barbhttp://www.churchexiters.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971820842270330168.post-1931921452903027982014-07-28T20:07:37.407-07:002014-07-28T20:07:37.407-07:00Anonymous, Susan B. Anthony would not be impressed...Anonymous, Susan B. Anthony would not be impressed to hear you say that. She was a Christian and leader of the women's suffrage movement. They were mostly Christians and were the first feminists. <br /><br />I'm not sure what your goal is for coming here and making unsupported blanket statements about something you clearly know very little about.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252374623355509404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971820842270330168.post-1620971838388809592014-07-28T20:03:06.814-07:002014-07-28T20:03:06.814-07:00Feminism is a cult and a religion right from the h...Feminism is a cult and a religion right from the heart of satan. IT stands opposed to God in all facets and is a dangerous ideology.<br />You can not mix feminism and Christianity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971820842270330168.post-74980938808649420072014-07-27T13:12:19.359-07:002014-07-27T13:12:19.359-07:00This is absolutely beautiful! I especially appreci...This is absolutely beautiful! I especially appreciate your criticism that we often point to church "tradition" to justify oppression.<br /><br />I'm halfway through Jesus Feminist right now. I've been live-tweeting and updating my Facebook status maybe a little too often, but Sarah Bessey's words are a much-needed salve for my soul!Brita Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17576168097570744357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971820842270330168.post-53210984910591491382014-07-26T13:05:45.117-07:002014-07-26T13:05:45.117-07:00Thanks for this.Thanks for this.heathernoreply@blogger.com