Empowered: Developing Strong Women for Kingdom Service

by Andrea Schwartz

Strong women are integral to building a godly culture. However, many Christian circles are riddled with unsound doctrines, humanistic stereotypes, and hidden abuses that cripple the influence of women in their homes, churches, and communities. In these essays, Andrea Schwartz explores how Christ's absolute authority, the protection of the trustee family, the justice of God's law in abuse cases, and the careful study of Scripture liberates and empowers the Christian woman to take her vital place in the cause of Christ's Great Commission. Topics Include: Self-Defense from a Biblical Perspective, The Role of Mothers in Building a Kingdom-Driven Family, Women Working Outside the Home, The Kingdom-Driven Library, When Our Heros Disappoint Us, and more!

154 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Erika Schanzenbach · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would recommend this book as good reading for anyone who has wrestled with what it means to be a righteous woman. Voices shout loudly in both the feminist camp and the “shut up woman, and submit” camp about what the duties and rights of women are. As human beings under God we need to practice discernment and biblical wisdom as we evaluate what the voices are saying. Many of the essays in this collection introduce useful avenues of inquiry. The collection seems a bit random in places on what is addressed, and it isn’t a comprehensive study of biblical womanhood, but it does confront some key areas relating to unquestioning submission and the duties of women that need confronting in some conservative Christian circles today.

[Ailín · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Fallar en asegurarnos que las mujeres reciban una igual oportunidad de aprender la ley palabra de Dios y sus aplicaciones prácticas en sus vidas las hace blancos fáciles de aquellos que quieren hacerlas víctimas de abuso físico, emocional y sexual... Al entender cómo aplicar la ley palabra de Dios, una mujer está más protegida de cualquiera que desee o intente dominarla u oprimirla. Nadie tiene el derecho de moldear a otros a su voluntad o a sus ideas. Sin embargo, tenemos la responsabilidad de llamar a las personas para que sean conformadas a la Palabra y al llamado de Dios."


Contrario a lo que el título podría dar a entender, no es para nada progresista en lo moral el libro, por el contrario creo que debería ser leído por más mujeres cristianas.

[Erin Schanz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wise words from a kingdom building woman on a number of topics.