Embracing the Old Witch in the Woods: Liberating Feminine Wisdom from Christian Patriarchy

Angela J. Herrington. Broadleaf, Oct. 14 ($19.99 trade paper, ISBN 979-8-88983-523-3)

Women should shed the toxic effects of patriarchal Christianity to reclaim their intuition, faith, and femininity, according to this guide.

For the Love of Women: Uprooting and Healing Misogyny in America

Dorothy Littell Greco. Zondervan Reflective, Oct. 28 ($19.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-310-16670-2)

Greco traces the insidious ways misogyny has evolved in faith communities and other social arenas during the 20th and 21st centuries, and lays out ways to eradicate it.

In the Beginning Were the Women: Matriarchs, Mystics, Wise Women, and Warriors in the Hebrew Bible

Claire McKeever-Burgett. Chalice, Oct. 21 ($21.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-8272-1685-3)

The Blessed Are the Women author spotlights 16 biblical women whose lives can inspire readers to build a faith anchored in femininity, justice, and liberation.

Motherhood Is Not Your Highest Calling: The Grace of Being a Good-Enough Mom

Vicki Courtney. NavPress, Sept. 9 ($18.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-64158-871-3)

Readers should eschew social media–fueled ideals of
perfect motherhood and invest their identity in Christ, the author suggests.

A Place for You: reframing christian womanhood

Kendra Dahl. Moody, Sept. 2 ($15.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-8024-4115-7)

Dahl unpacks the benefits and challenges women face in the church, inviting them to seek support in female-centered communities that prioritize compassion.

Under Her Wings: Mothers and Motherhood in the New Testament

Jennifer Houston McNeel. Eerdmans, Sept. 9 ($29.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-8028-8508-1)

Studying biblical mothers sheds light on Christian perspectives on caregiving, suffering, new life, and more, according to this analysis.

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