Veiled and Silenced: How Culture Shaped Sexist Theology

by Dr Alvin J Schmidt

Weaving together evidence from sociolgy, anthropology, history, and biblical studies, this book shows that patriarchal and hierarchial views of gender arise from agrarian culture, along with images of woman as unequal, inferior, unclean, and evil. . . . This book is a valuable resource for theologically conservative Christians who are trying to rethink the connenction between thoeology and gender.

260 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Ann Barber · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author takes an academic and historical approach to the subject matter. The book is enlightening. It attempts to explain how different theological ideologies, many of which have been developed by men yet are not necessarily biblical, have affected women, their roles in society, and the church.