Notes on Feminism: Being a Woman in a Male-Led Church

Is it possible to be a Christian and a feminist?

The hot topic of feminism has been well documented and debated in mainstream media and yet, as Christians we come to the conversation from a slightly different vantage point. For starters, we have the benefit of a personal relationship with our creator plus the ultimate handbook in the Bible to work out what is right and just when it comes to equality. So why do many Christians feel the Bible presents a barrier rather than a boost when it comes to championing equality between the sexes?

Lauren Windle draws upon her years as a journalist to weave together a wide range of voices on a subject that society has been wrestling with but, in the Church, few are brave enough to probe too deeply for fear of what they might find. This book isn’t here to tell you what to think. The views it presents are intended to inform, not form, your opinion on key topics, including: defining feminism, the lessons we teach boys, female preachers, a woman’s place in the household, beauty standards and #ChurchToo.

Notes On Feminism features contributions from several high-profile women:

- Writer and model Katie Piper on true beauty
- Olympian Abigail Irozuru on women’s bodies
- Comedian Cassandra Maria on why people think women aren’t funny
- Author Tiffany Bluhm on why people don’t believe women
- Journalist Delphine Chui on why she isn’t a feminist.

If feminist stirrings feel like a barrier to your faith, let Notes on Feminism help you unpick the confusion and ongoing debate, while keeping God at the centre.

Lauren Windle is a speaker and journalist, published by Vogue, Red Magazine, Mail Online, Huffington Post, The Sun Online, Fabulous Digital, Marie Claire, The Star and Church Times. She is seven years clean and sober from a cocaine and alcohol addiction. She has a Masters in Addiction Studies, runs a charity recovery course for people struggling with addiction and in 2018 gave a TEDx Talk her personal story or addiction and recovery, which now has 300k views. Her debut book Notes on Love: Dating and Being Single in a Marriage Obsessed Church, published by SPCK was released in July 2021.