| Reformed and Feminist Contributor(s): Van Wijk-Bos, Johanna W. H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664251943 ISBN-13: 9780664251949 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1991 Annotation: This fresh, insightful book explores the nature and function of biblical authority in Christian feminism. Johanna van Wijk-Bos demonstrates, from a Reformed/Calvinist context, the importance of sola Scriptura for feminist biblical studies. Drawing on her personal experiences of an early childhood spent in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands and an adolescence in a faith community with a strong Calvinist cast, the author illustrates the ways in which biblical authority undergirds and expands feminist perspectives. Chapters include: 'Dutch, Reformed, and Feminist'; 'The Reformation and the Bible'; 'Women and the Bible'; 'Explorations in the Text'; and 'Reformed and Feminist.' |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - General - Religion | Christian Living - Social Issues - Religion | Christian Theology - Systematic |
| Dewey: 220.130 |
| LCCN: 90019895 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.96" W x 9.01" (0.38 lbs) 118 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This fresh, insightful book explores the nature and function of biblical authority for Christian feminism. Johanna van Wijk-Bos demonstrates, from a Reformed/Calvinist context, the importance of sola scriptura for feminist biblical studies. She illustrates the ways in which biblical authority undergirds and expands feminist perspectives. The author draws upon her personal experiences of an early childhood spent in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands and an adolescence in a faith community with a strong Calvinist cast. |
Contributor Bio(s): Van Wijk-Bos, Johanna W. H.: - Johanna W. H. van Wijk-Bos is Dora Pierce Professor of Bible and Professor of Old Testament at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Her publications include Reformed and Feminist and Reimagining God, both published by WJK. |