This International Women’s Day, Lauren Windle, author of Notes on Feminism unpacks what true feminism means, exploring how that matches up with Christianity 

Last week I went on Premier Christian Radio to discuss the idea of faith and feminism – two very different ‘F’ words. In preparation for the interview, the team had put a question out on Facebook to see if their listeners believed that Christianity and feminism could co-exist. The responses were varied to say the least. Ranging from: “I don’t see how you can be a Christian and NOT be a feminist!” to “Jesus respected women. Feminists don’t respect themselves.”

Let’s be honest, these days ‘feminism’ is a dirty word. The first thing I started asking Christians when I was developing my book Notes on Feminism was: “Do you consider yourself a feminist?” The responses were 50/50. Some said they did – but often with caveats – while others shuddered at the …(Register to read the rest of the article)