{"product_id":"virgins-jezebels-chris-geraghty-9781921946059","title":"Virgins \u0026 Jezebels: The Origins of Christian Misogyny","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is about men and misogyny in the\u003cbr\u003e early Christian churches - not specifically about\u003cbr\u003e women and their contribution to the life of the\u003cbr\u003e primitive church, though, of course, the two\u003cbr\u003e cannot be separated. In truth, this book is about\u003cbr\u003e power, and who should exercise it. It is about\u003cbr\u003e men's clubs and the rules and regulations devised\u003cbr\u003e by members to exclude their womenfolk, about\u003cbr\u003e theological nonsense dreamed up and preached\u003cbr\u003e to keep women in their place, to undermine the\u003cbr\u003e fundamental and foundational values of Jesus'\u003cbr\u003e kingdom - to keep the keys of that kingdom\u003cbr\u003e safely in clerical hands.\u003cbr\u003e The place of women in the life of the early\u003cbr\u003e church is a vast area of historical and theological\u003cbr\u003e study, but my principal focus is confined to the\u003cbr\u003e startling prevalence of misogynistic attitudes and\u003cbr\u003e practices in the various regions in which Jesus'\u003cbr\u003e gospel was spread. The world has moved on from\u003cbr\u003e those earlier times - and for the better. Society\u003cbr\u003e now has female prime ministers, governors, \u003cbr\u003e judges, lawyers, surgeons, cricketers, soldiers, \u003cbr\u003e commentators, journalists and jockeys - but not\u003cbr\u003e archbishops or bishops or even common priests ...\u003cbr\u003e at least not in the Roman Catholic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Geraghty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1921946059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781921946059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Garratt Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.77d","brand":"Chris Geraghty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44126662623487,"sku":"9781921946059","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1a3f260-ae70-4fc2-911a-1a20a32a5c65.jpg?v=1687449439","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/virgins-jezebels-chris-geraghty-9781921946059","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}