Dear readers,
A blogger friend, the babies stole my brain, is committed to regaining said brain. In pursuit of which, she has just started a blog book club to help us to read and discuss.
I was on the verge of starting something similar, so i was thrilled to read her post on this - see here.
Who would like to join us? A variety of views and opinions are welcome as long as respect is shown. I haven't consulted her on this, but I assume that it is Ok to go in and out depending on your interest in the book under discussion at the time.
As initiating blogger, tbsmb has chosen our inaugural book - The book is called Women, Ministry and the Gospel: Exploring New Paradigms. It's a collection of essays presented at the 2005 Wheaton College Theology conference. As fas as I understand it, on my brief research on the net, this was a conference which tried to bridge the gap between those on opposing sides of the women in ministry debate. (see here for a view on the upshot of this by one egalitarian) - so this then, I think, is a book by people on both sides of the debate who have a desire for christian unity and reconciliation. We would read a chapter or 2 a week and discuss via our blogs on a set day. In the spirit of the book, I welcome those on both sides of the debate to come read it with us.
I have made a plea for fiction to be on the menu as well, so maybe next time!
If you are interested, please let either me or tbsmb know. See her post for online places to buy the book.
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2 comments:
A book club sounds like fun but I might wait for the fiction option. The mere thought of seriously debating whether the role of women in ministry is something to be determined by their gender or not makes steam come out my ears. Not something I could enter into discussion about without blowing a gasket LOL
no time for bloggy book club - but I look forward to reading the various comments on the first-up book
[adam]
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