The Church Impotent: The Feminization of Christianity

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Summary: Right Question! Right Answer?
Review: Why is a woman more likely involved in Christendom than a man? That's the question. Chapter six suggests that for the first thousand years men and women were equally involved in the life and leadership of the church. Through the influence of the Scholastics and their Aristotelian reasoning a feminization begin to take hold. That's the answer. Podles has a Ph.D from Virginia in English and it is clear he has done his homework. I highly recommend the book. I gave it four stars instead of five because I am not sure the book will convince anyone or change any minds! I read it as a conservative and resonated with it. But I had to ask myself what would be the reaction of my more liberal thinking friends. I do not think it will change their minds about much. This is a book for everyone. Conservatives will enjoy his answers and liberals will enjoy his questions! And all of us need to ask, along with the author, "If Jews Muslims and the Eastern Orthodox have solid participation from men, how can the church impact men in western Christendom?"