Womanly Dominion

Womanly Dominion (more than a gentle and quiet spirit) by Mark Chanski is a book I recently came across. It was first published in 2008, a year after I was married and oh how I wish I had come across it sooner.

The blurb on the cover of the book says this,

""Play your position" is a call we may hear a coach yell at a soccer or football game. The meaning is: "Do what you have been assigned to do, and do it well!" Many Christian women have been told over the years that they must quietly stay under their parasols while their men go out and conquer the world.

But is this what the Bible really teaches? Author and pastor Mark Chanski insists that the Bible tells us a different story. He insists that the Bible teaches a woman to take dominion of her God-assigned role as wife, mother and church helper. No, not in a feminist way, but in a God-glorifying way that speaks volumes about who she is and why God created her.

Women should not think of themselves as victims, says the author, but as victors who conquer the realm that their Lord and Master Jesus Christ has given them. This book will forever change the way you look at Christian womanhood".

This 13 chapter book takes us through the biblical mandate given to women, looks at biblical examples of women in the Old and New Testament and then goes on to specifically discuss areas of a woman's life such as motherhood, marital life, church roles and roles within the public sphere.

I have read the first 4 chapters and have enjoyed it so far. The author has taken great care to make sure the Bible is put first and as far as I can see God's word is dealt with carefully, thoroughly and truthfully. I only hope the rest of the book is as good. Over the course of the next few weeks I will bring to you some of the things I have learned and do a chapter overview for all 13 chapters in the hope that my readers can benefit from the book too.