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Half the Church

Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women

By: Carolyn Custis James

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Half the Church

Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women

By: Carolyn Custis James

Women comprise at least half the world, and usually more than half the church, but so often Christian teaching to women either fails to move beyond a discussion of roles or assumes a particular economic situation or stage of life. This all but shuts women out from contributing to God’s kingdom as they were designed to do. Furthermore, the plight of women in the Majority World demands a Christian response, a holistic embrace of all that God calls women and men to be in his world. The loudest voices speaking into women’s lives in the twenty-first century thus far come from either fundamentalist Islam or radical feminism. And neither can be allowed to carry the day. The Bible contains the highest possible view of women and invests women’s lives with cosmic significance regardless of their age, stage of life, social status, or culture. Carolyn Custis James unpacks three transformative themes the Bible presents to women that raise the bar for women and calls them to join their brothers in advancing God’s gracious kingdom on earth. These new images of what can be in Christ free women to embrace the life God gives them, no matter what happens. Carolyn encourages readers with a positive, kingdom approach to the changes, challenges, and opportunities facing women throughout the world today.

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Zondervan

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0310555876

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The Gospel of Ruth

Loving God Enough to Break the Rules

By: Carolyn Custis James

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The Gospel of Ruth

Loving God Enough to Break the Rules

By: Carolyn Custis James

Traditionally, the Book of Ruth is viewed as a beautiful love story between Ruth and Boaz. But if you dig deeper, you'll find startling revelations---that God makes much of broken lives, he calls men and women to serve him together, and he's counting on his daughters to build his kingdom. Now in softcover.

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Harper Collins

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0310330858

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Malestrom

Manhood Swept into the Currents of a Changing World

By: Carolyn Custis James

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Malestrom

Manhood Swept into the Currents of a Changing World

By: Carolyn Custis James

Updated and expanded—with a new foreword by Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of Jesus and John Wayne—Malestrom provides a redemptive vision of biblical manhood and a way through the treacherous seas of patriarchy. Like the danger of a maelstrom in the open seas, a relentless force threatens our culture, swirling with hidden currents that distorts God's image of personhood. This book reveals how the malestrom is one of the Enemy's single most successful strategies. Its victories are flashed before us every day in the headlines as men lose sight of who God created them to be. It has consumed the evangelical church that stoops to offering toxic "manly" solutions to the wrongs it perceives in society and distracts from the rich potential God has entrusted to his sons. Digging deeply into the stories of men in the Bible who subverted cultural hierarchies, Carolyn Custis James shows us how countercultural God's design for men really is. Through personal story, biblical commentary, and cultural analysis, Custis James: Makes a strong case for the unbiblical nature of patriarchy. Illuminates the sociology of marginalization and cultural gender roles. Takes a close biblical look at Jesus and what his character and humanity means to the men of the church today. Malestrom offers what we so desperately need—a biblical, global, timeless vision of godly personhood that is big enough to encompass the diversity of men's lives and strong enough to withstand the crises they face. "It is one thing to critique the abuses of a domineering masculinity and lament the religious and societal consequences, but Carolyn Custis James takes the next crucial step and offers us a better path forward. For those asking, "What now?" Malestrom serves as a sure-footed guide." —Kristin Kobes Du Mez

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0310586259

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Lost Women of the Bible

The Women We Thought We Knew

By: Carolyn Custis James

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Lost Women of the Bible

The Women We Thought We Knew

By: Carolyn Custis James

You know the women of the Bible, but you don’t know them like this... It’s easy for Christian women—young and old—to get lost between the opportunities and demands of the present and the biblical teachings of the past. They live in a confusing world, caught in the crossfire between church and culture. Although home and family still remain central, more women than ever, by choice or by necessity, are blending home, career, and ministry. They need strong biblical role models to help them meet these challenges. Building on solid scholarship and a determination to wrestle honestly with perplexing questions, author Carolyn Custis James sheds new light on ancient stories that brings the women of the Bible into the twenty-first century. This fresh look at the women in the Bible unearths surprising new insights and a powerful message that will leave readers feeling challenged, encouraged, and deeply valued. Rediscover and be inspired by: • Eve • Sarah • Hagar • Tamar • Hannah • Esther • Mary • and others

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Zondervan

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0310297540

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When Life and Beliefs Collide

How Knowing God Makes a Difference

By: Carolyn Custis James

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How Knowing God Makes a Difference

By: Carolyn Custis James

In Praise of When Life and Beliefs Collide.Sooner or later, life’s difficulties bring every Christian woman to God’s doorstep with questions too personal to ignore. “Why does God let me go through such painful circumstances?” “Why does he seem indifferent to my prayers?” We’re tired of spiritual pie in the sky. We want authentic, God-as-he-really-is faith—the kind that holds us together when our world is falling apart and equips us to offer strength and hope to others.When Life and Beliefs Collide raises a long-overdue call for us to think seriously about what we believe about God. With passion, brilliance, and eloquence, Carolyn Custis James weaves stories of contemporary women with episodes from the life of Mary of Bethany to illustrate the practical benefits of knowing God deeply. Examining the misperceptions and abuses that discourage women from pursuing a deeper understanding of God, this insightful book demonstrates how practical and down to earth knowing God can be.“This outstanding book offers the best demonstration that everyone needs theology, the best expository account of Mary and Martha, and the best trajectory for women’s ministry in modern North America that I have yet read.” —James I. Packer“Thoughtful, scholarly, and motivating . . . should inspire and encourage women for years to come.” —Joni Eareckson Tada“You will not think the same way, nor hopefully be the same, after reading this thought-provoking book.” —Vonette Zachary Bright“. . . affirms women in their calling, chosen-ness, and gifting, and makes us know we are cherished and planned for.” —Jill Briscoe

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0310864674

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Malestrom

How Jesus Dismantles Patriarchy and Redefines Manhood

By: Carolyn Custis James

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Malestrom

How Jesus Dismantles Patriarchy and Redefines Manhood

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Malestrom reimagines our culture's narrow definitions of manhood, showing through the stories of men in the Bible a much larger picture of what it means to be male.

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0310138892

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Understanding Purpose

Women of Faith Study Guide Series

By: Carolyn Custis James

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Understanding Purpose

Women of Faith Study Guide Series

By: Carolyn Custis James

Women of Faith, renowned for their unique combination of personality and truth, offer fresh new messages in their fourth series of popular topical study guides. Titles include: Receiving God's Goodness Experiencing Spiritual Intimacy Contagious Joy Understanding Purpose Each study guide, teeming with insights and quotes from the conference speakers provides twelve weeks of Bible study, a leader's guide for small groups, and a special take-home reminder for each week's lesson.

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HarperChristian Resources

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When Life and Beliefs Collide

How Knowing God Makes a Difference

By: Carolyn Custis James

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How Knowing God Makes a Difference

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The Gospel of Ruth

Loving God Enough to Break the Rules

By: Carolyn Custis James

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Loving God Enough to Break the Rules

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Malestrom

Manhood Swept into the Currents of a Changing World

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Manhood Swept into the Currents of a Changing World

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Half the Church

Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women

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Finding God in the Margins

The Book of Ruth

By: Carolyn Custis James

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The Book of Ruth

By: Carolyn Custis James

The ancient book of Ruth speaks into today's world with astonishing relevance. In four short episodes, readers encounter refugees, undocumented immigrants, poverty, hunger, women's rights, male power and privilege, discrimination, and injustice. In Finding God in the Margins, Carolyn Custis James reveals how the book of Ruth is about God, the questions that surface when life falls apart, and how God reaches into the margins and chooses two totally marginalized women who, in the eyes of the patriarchal culture, are zeros. Against the backdrop of disturbing issues in today's world, this bracing narrative puts on display a radical gospel way of living together as human beings that shouts the Kingdom of God, foreshadows Jesus' gospel, and raises the bar for men and women, then and now.

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Lexham Press

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Lost Women of the Bible

The Women We Thought We Knew

By: Carolyn Custis James

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The Women We Thought We Knew

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Understanding Purpose

Women of Faith Study Guide Series

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Women of Faith Study Guide Series

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Book's by Carolyn Custis James

Half the Church

Half the Church

The Gospel of Ruth

The Gospel of Ruth

Malestrom

Malestrom

Lost Women of the Bible

Lost Women of the Bible

When Life and Beliefs Collide

When Life and Beliefs Collide

Malestrom

Malestrom

Understanding Purpose

Understanding Purpose

When Life and Beliefs Collide

When Life and Beliefs Collide

The Gospel of Ruth

The Gospel of Ruth

Malestrom

Malestrom

Half the Church

Half the Church

Finding God in the Margins

Finding God in the Margins

Lost Women of the Bible

Lost Women of the Bible

Understanding Purpose

Understanding Purpose

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