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With a history dating from 1973, we are an international organization of women and men who believe that the Bible supports the equality of the sexes. We are Christian feminists. We are inclusive. We welcome you.

From Christian Feminism Today

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for EEWC Conference 2008
Indianapolis, Indiana

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Latest Articles and Reviews

Photo: Friendship Trio Friends for All Seasons. Ever wish you had sister feminists to share personal concerns, prayer requests, and insights from Scripture—but you can’t find likeminded friends nearby? Linda Bieze and Alena Amato Ruggerio tell how three friends, separated by geographical distance and age differences, have built a sense of family through a weekly Bible study conducted by phone.

Photo: Kimberly George The Work Is Not Done: Thoughts from a Third Wave Feminist As a member of the feminist generation that calls itself third wave, Kimberly George shows that many issues that challenged the second wave feminists of the 1970s continue to challenge women today—especially those whose churches still insist that rigid gender-role assignments are God’s will for women and men.

A Three-Part Discussion of Frank Schaeffer’s book, Crazy for God.

Anne Eggebroten reviews Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back. In another article, “Crazy about Abortion,” Anne explores explanations of the emergence of abortion as a major political issue as presented in Schaeffer’s book and in Randall Balmer’s Thy Kingdom Come: How the Religious Right Distorts the Faith and Threatens America – An Evangelical’s Lament.

In “A Personal Response to a Provocative Memoir, “Sharon Gallagher shares her thoughts not only about Schaeffer’s book but also about her life-changing experiences while at L’Abri, the Christian community in the Swiss Alps founded by Francis and Edith Schaeffer, parents of Frank Scheffer.

Photo: George McClain George McClain reviews Reta Halteman Finger’s book, Of Widows and Meals: Communal Meals in the Book of Acts. Commenting on Reta Finger’s refreshing approach to Scripture, McClain shows how she has challenged traditional assumptions about a familiar Scripture passage, seeing it as an account not of needy women seeking charity but of strong women seeking justice.