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The Joy of Christian Manhood and Womanhood
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John Piper
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John Piper
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John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is author of more than 50 books, including Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist and most recently Providence.
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, Denny Burk
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Denny Burk
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Denny Burk is a professor of biblical studies at Boyce College.
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, Grant Castleberry
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Grant Castleberry
Grant Castleberry is Pastor of Discipleship at Providence Church in Frisco, Texas, and a Ph.D. student at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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, Christina Fox
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Christina Fox
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Christina Fox is a writer, retreat and conference speaker, and author of several books, including Idols of a Mother’s Heart and Sufficient Hope: Gospel Meditations and Prayers for Moms. You can find more of her writings at her website.
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, Gloria Furman
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Gloria Furman
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Gloria Furman is the author of several books, including Alive in Him: How Being Embraced by the Love of Christ Changes Everything and Missional Motherhood. She is also editor and contributor for Joyfully Spreading the Word. She lives in Dubai with her four children and husband, Dave.
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, David Mathis
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David Mathis
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David Mathis is executive editor for desiringGod.org and pastor at Cities Church in Minneapolis/St. Paul. He is a husband, father of four, and author of Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus Through the Spiritual Disciplines.
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, Andy Naselli
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Andy Naselli
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Andy Naselli is associate professor of New Testament and theology at Bethlehem College & Seminary and an elder of Bethlehem Baptist Church. He is author of How to Understand and Apply the New Testament: Twelve Steps from Exegesis to Theology and writes at andynaselli.com. Andy and his wife, Jenni, have four daughters.
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, Trillia Newbell
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Trillia Newbell
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Trillia Newbell is the author of numerous books, including a six-week Bible study on Romans 8, If God Is for Us: The Everlasting Truth of Our Great Salvation. You can find her at trillianewbell.com.
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, Jonathan Parnell
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Jonathan Parnell
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Jonathan Parnell is the lead pastor of Cities Church in Minneapolis–St. Paul, where he lives with his wife, Melissa, and their seven children. He is the author of Mercy for Today: A Daily Prayer from Psalm 51.
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, Tony Reinke
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Tony Reinke
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Tony Reinke is senior writer for Desiring God and author of Competing Spectacles (2019), 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You (2017), John Newton on the Christian Life (2015), and Lit! A Christian Guide to Reading Books (2011). He hosts the Ask Pastor John podcast and lives in the Phoenix area with his wife and three children.
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, Courtney Reissig
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Courtney Reissig
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Courtney Reissig is a wife and mother in Little Rock, Arkansas, and author of Teach Me to Feel: Worshiping Through the Psalms in Every Season of Life.
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, Joe Rigney
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Joe Rigney
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Joe Rigney is president-elect of Bethlehem College & Seminary and author, most recently, of More Than a Battle: How to Experience Victory, Freedom, and Healing from Lust. He is a pastor at Cities Church.
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, Marshall Segal
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Marshall Segal
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Marshall Segal is a writer and managing editor at desiringGod.org. He’s the author of Not Yet Married: The Pursuit of Joy in Singleness & Dating. He graduated from Bethlehem College & Seminary. He and his wife, Faye, have two children and live in Minneapolis.
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, Owen Strachan
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Owen Strachan
Owen Strachan is associate professor of Christian theology and director of the Center for Theological and Cultural Engagement at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also the author of Risky Gospel: Abandon Fear and Build Something Awesome.
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Brandon D. Smith
Brandon D. Smith is Assistant Professor of Theology and New Testament at Cedarville University, Editorial Director for the Center for Baptist Renewal, and an author.
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John Piper
@JohnPiper
Denny Burk
@dennyburk
Grant Castleberry

Christina Fox
@christinarfox

Gloria Furman
@gloriafurman

David Mathis
@davidcmathis

Andy Naselli
@AndyNaselli

Trillia Newbell
@trillianewbell

Jonathan Parnell
@jonathanparnell

Tony Reinke
@tonyreinke

Courtney Reissig
@courtneyreissig

Joe Rigney
@joe_rigney

Marshall Segal
@marshallsegal

Owen Strachan

Brandon D. Smith
Christian complementarity is the conviction that God created men and woman as his image-bearers — equal in dignity, but distinct in roles.
Contrary to popular opinion, these distinctive roles of men and women are not the cultural fads of a bygone era, but integral aspects of God’s good design for humanity, and therefore integral aspects toward humanity’s end — to glorify God by enjoying him forever.
Good: The Joy of Christian Manhood and Womanhood is a unique volume from 14 different contributors who set out to cast a vision for manhood and womanhood that is rooted more in beauty than mere ideology, more in gladness than mere position. This book’s aim is to capture and highlight this indispensable accent for an emerging generation of Christians.
Endorsements
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A fresh and engaging look at the rich, biblical teaching on gender. The world has lied to our generation: freedom and power are not found by throwing off the created order, but in recovering it. This book renewed in me an excitement to teach these concepts to a rising generation!
J.D. Greear, Pastor, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina