{"product_id":"confronting-sacred-inequalities-creating-christian-organizations-where-women-thrive-9781540967589","title":"Confronting Sacred Inequalities: Creating Christian Organizations Where Women Thrive","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhy do women often struggle to thrive in Christian workplaces?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProminent male Christian leaders are often called to account for improper behavior with women in their organizations. There are certainly a few bad actors, but is something systemically amiss in Christian organizations?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eConfronting Sacred Inequalities\u003c\/i\u003e, Leanne Dzubinski shows how secular inequalities have been imported into Christian spaces and treated as sacred. Beliefs about women that don't align with Scripture and God's view of women have too often been promoted as biblical. She identifies five pitfalls that often occur in Christian organizations that make it difficult for women to flourish: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e● \u003cb\u003e\"Sex and the office\"\u003c\/b\u003e An undue focus on sexuality\u003cbr\u003e● \u003cb\u003e\"Hey, guys!\"\u003c\/b\u003e Language that marginalizes women\u003cbr\u003e● \u003cb\u003e\"I can't; I have to work\"\u003c\/b\u003e Assumptions about work culture that leave women feeling like they constantly fall short\u003cbr\u003e● \u003cb\u003e\"Are you sure that's right?\"\u003c\/b\u003e Ambivalence toward women\u003cbr\u003e● \u003cb\u003e\"There are no good women leaders\"\u003c\/b\u003e Cultural and Christian stereotypes that frame leadership as male\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDzubinski explains how organizational dysfunction is often caused by systems that prioritize men over women in ways that are detrimental to the organization as well as to the people in them--men and women alike. Each chapter offers scriptural perspectives and practical suggestions to help leaders create organizational cultures where everyone can flourish and work together as siblings in Christ.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeanne M. Dzubinski \u003c\/b\u003e(PhD, University of Georgia) is dean of faculty development and global education at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. She previously taught at Asbury Theological Seminary and Biola University and served for more than 25 years in cross-cultural ministry. She is the author of \u003ci\u003ePlaying by the Rules\u003c\/i\u003e and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eGlass Walls \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWomen in the Mission of the Church\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baker Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52078257144082,"sku":"9781540967589","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_98ba8894-b1d5-40b3-ad0f-57a5f2c94c9c.jpg?v=1772538992","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/confronting-sacred-inequalities-creating-christian-organizations-where-women-thrive-9781540967589","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}