Christianity and Womanhood : Evolving Roles and Responsibilities.

Cover -- Christianity and Womanhood -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Emancipation of Women: Fact or Fantasy? -- 2 Ministries for Women -- BIBLICAL PERIOD -- THIRD MILLENNIUM PRACTICES -- MEETING THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF WOMEN -- WOMEN'S NEEDS IN FOREIGN NATIONS -- WOMENS' NEEDS IN AMERICA AND OTHER INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES -- 3 Matrimony, Motherhood, and Singleness -- THE MARITAL STATE -- MOTHERHOOD AND GRANDMOTHERHOOD -- THE SINGLE STATE -- 4 Feminism and Christianity -- THE SECULAR EMPHASIS -- FEMINISM AND RELIGION -- STATUS AND TRENDS -- 5 Women in Christian Service -- OVERVIEW -- STATUS AND ROLES OF WOMEN IN THE OLD TESTAMENT PERIOD -- WOMEN DURING THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST -- WOMEN IN THE FIRST CENTURY CHRISTIAN CHURCH -- WOMEN AND THE AMERICAN RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE -- THE ISSUE OF WOMEN'S ORDINATION IN THE CHURCH -- 6 Obstacles and Opportunities -- WOMEN IN THE SECULAR ARENA -- WOMEN IN POLITICS -- WOMEN IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY -- WOMEN IN CHRISTIAN MINISTRY: A FEW EXAMPLES -- Corrie ten Boom -- Lottie Moon -- Anne R. Beach -- Nicy Murphy -- Marlene Pitcher -- Cathy Myers -- Jean Hensley -- 7 Prospects for Christian Womanhood -- EVOLVING ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS -- WOMEN IN THE CAUSE OF JESUS CHRIST -- IMPLEMENTING THE EGALITARIAN DOCTRINE -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

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