Confronting Sexism in the Church
How We Got Here and What We Can Do About It

From the foreword to the final chapter, this book examines the reality of sexism in the church and what we can do about it. The author has clearly done careful research and she has the citations to prove it. As a woman in ministry who has lived a lot of the scenarios she described, there were sectio......more

This book is literally the story of my life. It is so important that we do actually learn to see, understand, and confront this. I would encourage anyone in church leadership, and certainly all men in church leadership, to read this carefully. I especially appreciated the last three chapters: Chapter......more

Matthews raises some legitimate points which must be considered and wrestled with. While I do not agree with all of her points, I did find this read eye opening and beneficial.......more

I highly recommend this book, uncovering and exposing sexism, biases, and abuse in the Church. Only through discussion and advocacy can these issues be addressed and reformed. The book is very readable, non-technical, and fairly short, yet it is packed with useful information as well as the identifi......more

Although I am a former evangelical, I was interested in how the author described her experience as a female faith leader in the evangelical world. Her story and ideas for how to change the sexist culture that defines the church is of great interest and a monumental challenge. Although the material f......more