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Let Me Be a Woman:
Notes to My Daughter on the Meaning of Womanhood
First edition
AuthorElisabeth Elliot
LanguageEnglish
SubjectChristian views on marriage
Gender roles in Christianity
Women in the Bible
GenreChristian devotional literature
PublisherTyndale House
Publication date
1976
Publication placeUnited States
Pages185
ISBN0842321616

Let Me Be a Woman: Notes to My Daughter on the Meaning of Womanhood is a 1976 book by Elisabeth Elliot that was published by Tyndale House in Wheaton, Illinois, United States.[1] The book is 185 pages long and is about what is written about women in the Bible.[2] The book also provides advice about marriage.[3] Elliot gave the book to Valerie,[4] her only child,[5] as a gift on the day of her wedding.[4] Elliot used the phrase "Let me be a woman" in response to Christian egalitarianism, which she said was "not a goal to be desired [because] it is a dehumanizing distortion."[6] Her use of the phrase in this manner in 1977 at the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas evoked considerable applause.[7] The book contains several stories, the first of which telling about how God brought two people together from across the world into a romantic relationship with each other because of their obedience to God's leading. Another story is about the murder of John and Betty Stam, Christian martyrs. A prayer by Betty Stam is also included in the book. The prayer asks that the full will of God be done in her life, irrespective of the cost to herself.[8] In 2003, Andrew Farmer of Crosswalk.com quoted a portion of the book in support of his argument that singleness is a spiritual gift that God gives to single people for the period in which they are single.[9]

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  1. ^ Elisabeth Elliot (1976). Let Me Be a Woman: Notes to my Daughter on the Meaning of Womanhood. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House. ISBN 978-0842321617.
  2. ^ Steven C. Kettler (1993). Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal. Lettermen Associates. p. 417. ISBN 978-0963682116.
  3. ^ "For marriage, the honeymoon's over: A scholar delves into an institution's troubled history". The Vancouver Sun. August 25, 2008. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Cindi McMenamin (2011). When a Woman Inspires Her Husband: Understanding and Affirming the Man in Your Life. Harvest House. p. 16. ISBN 978-0736942126.
  5. ^ John Piper; Wayne Grudem (2006). Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism (2 ed.). Good News Publishers. p. 573. ISBN 978-1581348064.
  6. ^ Ann Arnold (November 20, 1977). "Counter-Rally Assails Women's Conference". Sarasota Herald-Tribune: 11A.
  7. ^ Dorothy Austin (November 21, 1977). "Mead Talk Wows Conference". Milwaukee Sentinel: 8.
  8. ^ Ann Mainse. Tara Teng. 100 Huntley Street. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  9. ^ Andrew Farmer (September 15, 2003). "A New Testament Theology of Singleness". Crosswalk.com. Retrieved May 24, 2013.


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