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Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age by Rosaria Butterfield. Crossway. 369 pages. 2023      ****

This is the fourth book by Rosaria Butterfield, all of which I have read and learned from. She writes that this book is for Christians, especially Christian women, who are not ashamed of the Bible and its teachings—or who are and want to change. Butterfield, formerly a lesbian English professor at Syracuse University and now a pastor’s wife, writes that this is a book about dismantling the idol of our times – the world of LGBTQ+ that she in her sin helped build. She weaves in aspects of her story throughout the book.
She tells us that overnight, a civil war within Christianity has broken out, where it feels like we are living at ground zero of the Tower of Babel. She writes that the book offers one simple answer: the world is in chaos, and the church is divided because we have failed to obey God and value his plan for how men and women should live. We foolishly believed that we could reinvent our calling as men and women, defy God’s pattern and purpose for the sexes, and somehow reap God’s blessing.

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10 New and Upcoming Books You Might Be Interested In

I enjoy books in a variety of genres (theology, biography, leadership, etc.), and always have an “on deck” list of titles I’m waiting to get to. Here are 10 new and upcoming books that you might be interested in:

Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age by Rosaria Butterfield
From the Amazon description:
Modern culture is increasingly outspoken against a biblical understanding of what it means to be a woman. Even some Christians, swayed by the LGBTQ+ movement, have rejected God’s word on issues of sexuality and gender in favor of popular opinion. In light of these pressures, it’s more important than ever to help women see the truth about who God created them to be.
In this powerful book, Rosaria Butterfield uses Scripture to confront 5 common lies about sexuality, faith, feminism, gender roles, and modesty often promoted in our secular culture today. Written in the style of a memoir, this book explores Butterfield’s personal battle with these lies―interwoven with cultural studies, literary criticism, and theology―to help readers see the beauty in biblical womanhood, marriage, and motherhood. Continue reading