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Posts Tagged ‘Gender Studies’
Meek and Pathetic Wives?
November 10th, 2011 by Jonalyn
I just read my words quoted in the Washington Post “Christian Leaders Talk about Marriage and Sex” this morning. Lisa Miller writes, The model Christian marriage, moreover, has traditionally been one in which the wife bows to the will of her husband the way a Christian does to God, but many evangelical women are in [...]
Tags: Gender Studies, marriage, sex
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Theology, essays, sexperts and novels on my nightstand
October 12th, 2011 by Jonalyn
I’ve come across some books you need to know about, places my soul stopped, places others who want to walk into more freedom will find some refreshing water. These titles were not sent to me seeking endorsement; I didn’t get them for free. Rather, I bought to pore over them. Each deserve a full post [...]
Tags: beauty, body, Gender Studies, marriage, reviews, sex, spiritual growth
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Ruby Slippers: the sparkling connection between, faith, feminism and Christian womanhood
October 5th, 2011 by Jonalyn
Have you read the Grimm story about a girl who slept in the cinders, but ends up a princess? The Grimm version has this horrible bloody bit about stepsisters, knives and feet. Determined to make the prince their man, and pitting themselves against each other, they carve out slices of their toe or heel to [...]
Tags: envy, Gender Studies, motherhood, ruby slippers, spiritual growth
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Co-Parenting – a Bag of Tips and Tricks
September 21st, 2011 by Jonalyn
I just finished The Paris Wifeby Paula McLain, a book swirling with the roles of men and women, Ernest Hemingway and Hadley Richardson respectively. Hadley sacrifices for Ernest’s career, finding excitement and purpose unmatched by any of her prospects in his life. They move to Paris. Not until Hadley becomes pregnant can she find a [...]
Tags: family, feminin/masculin-ity, Gender Studies, marriage, motherhood, sex, writing/speaking
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When a Man You Love Was Abused – Book Review
August 17th, 2011 by Jonalyn
There is a silent epidemic among the men we know and love. For every six men, one has been sexually abused. Why read a book on men and sexual abuse? To put it simply and confidentially, I know men who have been sexually abused. I want to understand them and love them better. I’ve pored over [...]
Tags: apologetics, body, family, feminin/masculin-ity, Gender Studies, marriage, pain, reviews, sex, vulnerability
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Some Questions for Mark Driscoll
July 20th, 2011 by Jonalyn
Nearly five years ago I finished a three year project about femininity and the ways men and women’s souls are distinct (Ruby Slippers: How the Soul of a Woman Brings Her Home). Since then I’ve discovered that it’s not just women wrestling with their gender. Men are as confused about what makes them masculine. Men [...]
Tags: feminin/masculin-ity, Gender Studies, loving Jesus, spiritual growth
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Evangelical Feminist?
July 10th, 2011 by Jonalyn
Caryn Rivandeniera posts on the trouble with Democrats including evangelical feminists as serious biz at Her-meneutics blog hosted by Christianity Today. My favorite quote came when she pulled from Anne Graham Lotz (Bill Graham’s daughter), a woman who has had men turn their backs to her while she spoke to mixed audiences. In her Washington [...]
Tags: apologetics, feminin/masculin-ity, Gender Studies, loving Jesus, politics
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