Let Me Be a Woman
by Elisabeth Elliot
Letters to her daughter before marriage on womanhood, marriage, submission and vocation, from a traditional complementarian view. Loved by many, rejected by many; clear about what it believes.
Read it if…
you want the traditional view stated by its most articulate woman.
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Skip it if…
you hold egalitarian views; it will not persuade you.
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Three things you will actually use
- Acceptance is the first step to freedom.
- Vocation is given, not chosen.
- Love is doing, not feeling.
Do this first
Read the letters on singleness and on the meaning of marriage.
Our verdict
The traditional view, articulately.
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