{"product_id":"9781538193532","title":"If Women’s Lives Were Sacred Christianity, Human Rights, and the Struggle for Equal Justice","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIf Women’s Lives Were Sacred\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eChristianity, Human Rights, and the Struggle for Equal Justice\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAllyson McKinney Timm\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Ethics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA feminist human rights lawyer exposes the global and domestic realities of gender-based oppression and calls the Church to confront the suffering it too often ignores.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on decades of work across Africa and the United States, McKinney Timm reveals how abuses such as child marriage, lethal violence against women, culturally sanctioned rape, and the mistreatment of widows devastate communities. Through the stories of survivors she has encountered, she shows how these harms transcend borders-and how Americans often overlook similar injustices in their own communities. Her critique of white saviorism underscores the need for honest reckoning with the roles both church and state play in perpetuating gendered and racialized violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRooted in biblical insight and Christian ethical reasoning, the book argues that securing women's human rights is the most faithful way to advance scriptural commitments to safety, inclusion, provision, and equity for those pushed to the margins. McKinney Timm highlights how American democracy and dominant church institutions have failed to uphold this mandate, and she points to prophetic voices past and present who illuminate a more just path.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe affirms equality under the law as a principle that honors Christian convictions about God, Christ, and the dignity of every person. True gender equality, she stresses, safeguards all who identify with womanhood or challenge traditional definitions of it-including LGBTQ+ siblings, such as transgender women, who face profound threats to their lives. Human equality before the law emerges as essential to any vision of gender and racial justice aligned with beloved community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining the precision of a lawyer with the moral imagination of a pastor, McKinney Timm offers both analytic clarity and spiritual depth. She gives a compelling account of how greater gender equality can nurture the flourishing of women, girls, and the communities they sustain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAllyson McKinney Timm\u003c\/b\u003e is a human rights lawyer, scholar, and faith leader with two decades of experience defending the dignity and rights of those on the margins, in the United States and globally. After founding Justice Revival in 2017, a Christian nonprofit focused on advancing human rights in the United States, Allyson was named “one of ten faith leaders to watch” by the Center for American Progress. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Century\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSojourners\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Lawyer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and others.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 August 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781538193532\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369678995596,"sku":"9781538193532","price":24.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_9a0e51ef-8dd8-4021-810b-215ee53993ad.jpg?v=1783880126","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781538193532","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}