{"product_id":"women-and-the-gender-of-amy-peeler-9780802879097","title":"Women and the Gender of God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA robust theological argument against the assumption that God is male.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e God values women. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e While many Christians would readily affirm this truth, the widely held assumption that the Bible depicts a male God persists--as it has for centuries. This misperception of Christianity not only perniciously implies that men deserve an elevated place over women but also compromises the glory of God by making God appear to be part of creation, subject to it and its categories, rather than in transcendence of it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Through a deep reading of the incarnation narratives of the New Testament and other relevant scriptural texts, Amy Peeler shows how the Bible depicts a God beyond gender and a savior who, while embodied as a man, is the unification in one person of the image of God that resides in both male and female. Peeler begins with a study of Mary and her response to the annunciation, through which it becomes clear that God empowers women and honors their agency. Then Peeler describes from a theological standpoint how the virgin birth of Jesus--the second Adam--reverses the gendered division enacted in the garden of Eden. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e While acknowledging the significance of the Bible's frequent use of \"Father\" language to represent God as a caring parent, Peeler goes beneath the surface of this metaphor to show how God is never sexualized by biblical writers or described as being physically involved in procreation--making the concept of a masculine God dubious, at best. From these doctrinal centers of Christianity, Peeler leads the way in reasserting the value of women in the church and prophetically speaking out against the destructive idolatry of masculinity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Michael Ramsey Prize Longlist \u003c\/b\u003e(2023) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Peeler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802879098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802879097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.05w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2022","brand":"Amy Peeler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059746959615,"sku":"9780802879097","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0bfdaa6-4e24-475a-a5eb-8bc41cce76b6.jpg?v=1685060090","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/women-and-the-gender-of-amy-peeler-9780802879097","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}