Embracing God's definition of femininity is a radical choice.

Have you considered how feminist ideals have affected your perception of the role of women? At the Fall 2009 Northbrook Conference for Women, we considered popular ideas of women in the home, workplace, church, and culture, and how these ideas compare to God's wise and gracious design for women.

Our speaker, Carolyn McCulley, is a former feminist who now accepts the biblical distinctions between men and women. During Friday night and Saturday sessions, she presented material from her recent book - Radical Womanhood: Feminine Faith in a Feminist World. She describes it as the book she wishes someone had given her when she was a new Christian seeking to understand the Bible's teachings about womanhood, sexuality, marriage, family, and children.

In an engaging manner, Carolyn presented an insightful overview of the "three waves of feminism," exploring how feminism has attacked the institutions of marriage and the family and has influenced both contemporary society and the church. In contrast, she set out the pro-woman message of the Bible and the hope of the Gospel found in Jesus.

Women of all ages and all seasons of life were challenged as Carolyn encouraged them to confront feminist ideology by being radical women and living by God's design.

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