Have We Really Come a Long Way? - Softcover

Senter, Ruth Hollinger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1556618204 ISBN 13: 9781556618208

Publisher: Bethany House Pub, 1997

Synopsis

Provides a close-up look at the issue of feminism in relation to Christian women and discusses the gains and losses that have resulted from the last thirty years of the women's movement. Original.

About this title

About the Author

Ruth Senter was raised in Southern Alabama, the only daughter (among four sons) of missionaries to the cotton farmers. Growing up during the fifties in the rural south, she witnessed first hand, some of the turmoil that accompanied the birth of the civil rights movement. Her rural roots and her life as an itinerant country preacher's daughter have, through the years, added a wealth of writing material as she has shared her life experiences with her readers.

Ruth was listed as a 1976 OUTSTANDING WOMAN OF AMERICA.

She holds a Masters Degree in journalism from Wheaton College and has been a Contributing Editor for Today's Christian Woman, Editor of Partnership Magazine, and Senior Editor at Campus Life magazine. Ruth is the author of ten books including Have We Really Come a Long Way?, Longing for Love, A Tribute to Moms (with daughter, Jori Senter), Beyond Safe Places, The Guilt Free Book for Pastor's Wives, and Seasons of Friendship.

Senter is a regular columnist for The Christian Reader. Her articles have appeared in publications such as Discipleship Journal, Decision, Moody Magazine, LEADERSHIP, Christianity Today, and Focus on the Family. She has also co-hosted the TV series "Adventures in Learning" and is a popular public speaker.

Annie Ashcraft Looks Into the Dark is Ruth's first foray into children's fiction. Based on her childhood in the rural cotton fields of Alabama, Annie Ashcraft teaches children the importance of facing their fears.

Ruth recently returned from spending a year in Seoul, South Korea. Her husband, Mark, vice-president of Trinity International University of Deerfield, Illinois, has been setting up a training school for Asian Rim pastors.

When not living abroad, Ruth and Mark make their home in Illinois. They have two grown children who are also writers.

size : 5.4 x 8.2

Reviews

Senter (Ten Things Every Young Woman Needs To Know as She Faces An Adult World, Zondervan, 1993) is an academic and a mother who appreciates the freedom she has but feels that 30 years of feminism have also brought losses in "old-fashioned qualities of life" that made women of previous generations strong. She writes about her experiences with her grandmother, mother, and daughter, weaving in references to biblical women and others who preserved values Senter admires. Questions at the end of each chapter lead to reflection on the role of emotion, women's support networks, and spiritual discipline, among others. Consideration of how late 20th-century realities have altered the lives of both men and women help distinguish between gender issues and the Zeitgeist. A compelling work; for general readers.?Carolyn M. Craft, Longwood Coll., Farmville, Va.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Bethany House Pub
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556618204
• ISBN 13: 9781556618208
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 175