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Contemporary American society has developed a culture of intensive mothering, which has continued to grow in recent years. This results in women whose primary identity is motherhood and a culture that expects and reinforces that identity. This identity is accompanied by unrealistic standards, both within and outside the Christian church, compounded by complementarian expectations. Rather than serving as a counter-cultural influence encouraging women to cultivate a primary identity in Christ, the evangelical church often encourages a primary identity in motherhood. How does Scripture, found in the Bible and interpreted throughout church history, inform this conversation? This thesis seeks to deconstruct today’s culture of intensive and complementarian mothering by examining examples and expectations of mothers as depicted by Scripture and Church history, namely, the expectation to locate primary identity in Christ.
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Keywordsmotherhood, women in the Bible, Christian mothers, Women's ministries
Degree AwardedDoctor of Ministry
Awarding InstitutionNazarene Theological Seminary
Committee MembersDiane LeClerc, Levi Jones
Supervisor or ChairMary Lou Shea
Peer Reviewed?No
Pages188
Original LanguageEnglish
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