{"product_id":"9781441124029","title":"Holy Misogyny: Why the Sex and Gender Conflicts in the Early Church Still Matter","description":"In \u003ci\u003eHoly Misogyny\u003c\/i\u003e, bible scholar April DeConick wants real answers  to the questions that are rarely whispered from the pulpits of the  contemporary Christian churches. Why is God male? Why are women  associated with sin? Why can't women be priests? Drawing on her  extensive knowledge of the early Christian literature, she seeks to  understand the conflicts over sex and gender in the early church-what  they were and what was at stake. She explains how these ancient  conflicts have shaped contemporary Christianity and its promotion of  male exclusivity and superiority in terms of God, church leadership, and  the bed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeConick's detective work uncovers old aspects of  Christianity before later doctrines and dogmas were imposed upon the  churches, and the earlier teachings about the female were distorted. \u003ci\u003eHoly Misogyny\u003c\/i\u003e  shows how the female was systematically erased from the Christian  tradition, and why. She concludes that the distortion and erasure of the  female is the result of ancient misogyny made divine writ, a holy  misogyny that remains with us today.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163394982128,"sku":"9781441124029","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441124029_p0.jpg?v=1763793245","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441124029","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}