The Seduction of the Church: How the Concern to Create Gender-Neutral Language in Bible and Song Is Being Misused to Betray Members' Faith

ABBREVIATED FOR THE COVER. Full synopsis has been copied over for use on the web. JT -------------------------- The importance of the use of gender-inclusive language in today's world is generally accepted, especially in the religious domain. In The Seduction of the Church, Doubles demonstrates, in a popular treatment free of technical jargon, how this important activity is being misused to redefine the Christian faith.

Malcolm C. Doubles is Visiting Professor of Religious Studies at St. Andrews Presbyterian College, a position he assumed after thirty-three years at Coker College, twenty-one as Provost and Dean of Faculty. He was a member of the team that translated and revised the latest edition of Emil Schurer's Geschichte des Judischen Volkes im Zeitalter Jesu Christi (1973-1987), and is the author of The Sources of the Pentateuch Displayed (2000), A Century Plus: A History of Sonoco Products Company (2005), and In Quest of Excellence: A History of Coker College on its Centennial (2008).