Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: How the Church Needs to Rediscover Her Purpose [Paperback]

'After years of vigorous and insightful interaction, egalitarians and complementarians today have too often retreated to their own tribes, even setting up requirements for membership unlike any in the history of the church. Fortunately, there are also several recent writers who defy simplistic categorization or labeling, who are calling on the church to consider new and healthy directions with respect to just what the Bible does and doesn't teach about being faithful Christian women and men. Aimee Byrd is one of these writers, and people from every perspective on the topic can learn much from her study of Scripture and of history as well as her personal experience.''Aimee Byrd has written a book that will impact the church-and-gender conversation for years to come. Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood doesn't only expose the emptiness of so-called 'biblical manhood and womanhood' teaching, it presents a vision of true Christian complementarity defined by empowered women, sibling love, and union with Christ. Saturated in Scripture and rooted in a strong theological tradition, this is the book that Aimee has been working toward for years. I thank God that it's here.''I am not a prophet nor the son of a prophet, but I have a prediction. Many people who haven't read Aimee Byrd's book will praise her for positions she does not hold and criticize her for things she does not believe. But let's hope I'm wrong. Why? Because it would be wonderful if all of us might listen attentively to a sister who is calling all believers--women and men--to grow in their love of Scripture even as she asks us to recognize our blind spots and problematic assumptions. Here is an author who cares deeply that our worship is biblical, trinitarian, and consistently leading to and promoting a holy communion of the saints.''If there is a slippery subject in the church today, it's 'biblical manhood and womanhood.' We're confused by the disagreements, constricted by the 'rules,' and seemingllƒœ