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The best books of 2022

By Jeffrey Salkin — December 27, 2022
They piled up on my nightstand, crowded my Kindle, and invaded my brain. You will love them, as well.

DeVon Franklin produces faith films while guiding men through #MeToo movement

By Adelle M. Banks — April 1, 2019
(RNS) — ‘I challenge every man to not look at the #MeToo movement as a women's movement,’ said Franklin. ‘It's not. We need to be a part of this movement.’

Ikea under fire for male-only catalog in Israel

By Jerome Socolovsky — February 16, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) In an effort to appeal to the country’s ultra-Orthodox Jews and their increasingly stringent modesty norms, the niche catalog depicts Orthodox men with side curls and boys wearing yarmulkes in domestic settings — at a table set for a Sabbath meal, in a study with display cases lined with religious books. But not a single woman or girl.

The book that revolutionized ‘Christian manhood’: 15 years after ‘Wild at Heart’

By Jonathan Merritt — April 22, 2016
John Elderege's 2001 book, "Wild at Heart", set off a national conversation about masculinity among Christians. Fifteen years later, the author reflects on its lasting legacy.

What Jesus’ encounters with women teach us about God, life, and gender

By Jonathan Merritt — March 24, 2015
"Jesus absolutely treated women differently than the prevailing religious authorities of his time," author Mary Demuth says.

Hobby Lobby, Christian women, and contraception: More complicated than you might think

By Jonathan Merritt — April 10, 2014
New data analysis shows a sizable gender gap among Christians on contraception. Sixty percent of Christian women support health care plans that cover contraception or birth control at no cost.

Was Jesus a feminist? Author Sarah Bessey thinks so.

By Jonathan Merritt — November 11, 2013
Sarah Bessey's book, "Jesus Feminist", is reigniting age-old debates on Christianity and gender.

Mega-church pastor Craig Groeschel says men need to learn how to fight

By Jonathan Merritt — October 28, 2013
The pastor of one of America's largest churches says men should "man up."

Moving beyond gender stereotypes: An interview with Larry Crabb

By Jonathan Merritt — July 24, 2013
Bestselling author and psychologist Larry Crabb enters the gender debate that is raging among Christians.

Gender roles: timeless truth or cultural phenomenon?

By Jonathan Merritt — June 7, 2013
Some American evangelicals say the Bible prescribes universal, timeless roles for men and women. Others say these discussions are a post-industrial phenomenon.

Evangelicals and the growing gender debate

By Jonathan Merritt — June 6, 2013
As society discusses women in the workplace, evangelicals have been having their own gender debates.

Is the “modesty movement” harmful to women?

By Jonathan Merritt — March 11, 2013
Modesty is all the rage among people of faith these days. But some have even asserted that the movement isn't theologically mature and may even be harmful to women. Modern modesty advocates, they claim, end up doing the very thing they want to prevent: objectifying women and their bodies.
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