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Fundamentalism, Feminism, and a Newspaper Columnist—a profile of writer Susan Campbell, whose columns appear regularly in the Hartford Courant in Hartford, CT, and whose new book, Dating Jesus: Fundamentalism, Feminism, and the American Girl will be published early next year by Beacon Press.

Friends for All Seasons.  Ever wish you had sister feminists to share personal concerns,  prayer requests, and insights from Scripture—but you can’t find likeminded friends nearby?  Linda Bieze and Alena Amato Ruggerio tell how three friends, separated by geographical distance and age differences, have built a sense of family through a weekly Bible study conducted by phone.

The Work Is Not Done: Thoughts from a Third Wave Feminist  As a member of the feminist generation that calls itself third wave, Kimberly George shows that many issues that challenged the second wave feminists of the 1970s continue to challenge women today—especially those whose churches still insist that rigid gender-role assignments are God’s will for women and men.

A Three-Part Discussion of Frank Schaeffer’s book, Crazy for God.

Anne Eggebroten reviews Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back.  In another article, “Crazy about Abortion,” Anne explores explanations of the emergence of abortion as a major political issue as presented in Schaeffer’s book and in Randall Balmer’s Thy Kingdom Come: How the Religious Right Distorts the Faith and Threatens America – An Evangelical’s Lament.

In “A Personal Response to a Provocative Memoir, “Sharon Gallagher shares her thoughts not only about Schaeffer’s book but also about her life-changing experiences while at L’Abri, the Christian community in the Swiss Alps founded by Francis and Edith Schaeffer, parents of Frank Scheffer.

George McClain reviews Reta Halteman Finger’s book, Of Widows and Meals: Communal Meals in the Book of Acts. Commenting on Reta Finger’s refreshing approach to Scripture, McClain shows how she has challenged traditional assumptions about a familiar Scripture passage, seeing it as an account not of needy women seeking charity but of strong women seeking justice.

Melanie Springer Mock on “Feminism in Peril: Contending with the F-Word.”

Reta Halteman Finger reviews A Woman’s Place: House Churches in Earliest Christianity by Margaret Y. MacDonald and Carolyn Osiek

Cliff Williams on “God the Mother.”

Linda Williams reviews Semisweetness and Light by Mary Cartledgehayes.

Philip Gulley’s theological books are reviewed by Becky Bender, and his “Porch Talk” writings are discussed by Cliff Williams.

Nancy Wilson’s ministry is described by Virginia Ramey Mollenkott.

Carrie Newcomer’s CDs are reviewed by Linda Bieze in “Music to Feed Your Heart and Soul.”