- Paperback: 138 pages
- Publisher: Paternoster Press (10 May 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0853649839
- ISBN-13: 978-0853649830
- Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 13.4 x 1 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 861,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Are gender differences a fixed, biological part of the human make-up, or are they culturally determined by society? Widely acclaimed speaker, writer and commentator, Elaine Storkey investigates this controversial issue of gender roles and relationships from a biblical perspective. 'Created or Constructed: The Great Gender Debate' opens with a comprehensive look at the way Western society has structured the roles of women from the 19th century onwards, highlighting the success of women in roles traditionally reserved for men, both in missionary work abroad, and in industry at home during wartime. Storkey identifies different approaches to the female role which fall into three eras: the premodern, the modern, and the postmodern. A critique of a number of popular writings on gender is followed by a look at the biblical position on male-female roles in society and the church. Storkey makes a plea for humility and honesty in exegesis and hermeneutics, stressing that as Christians we should use the Bible, rather than culture, as a basis for our views on gender.
About the Author
Elaine Storkey is the author of many books and a former Director of the Institute of Contemporary Christianity, London.
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8 Nov 2001
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Storkey has an excellent review of the pre-modern, modern and post-modern concepts of gender and how they have impacted the general social fabric of western culture and relationships. She gives fair critique of "traditional" Christian values as they can be cited more as reactions to changes in the culture than representative of an embodied faith. I highly recommend this book to anyone well versed (or seeking to be) on gender studies and the influence of the Christian faith in this area. The unique voice of Storkey is one of a Christian that speaks outside the anticipated box of Christian thinking. Like other academics, Storkey places the information well without setting forth any alternative directions.
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