The Way Home: Beyond Feminism, Back to Reality

I highly suggest this book for young Christians, especially if they have taken courses at a secular college and want an alternative point of view. Mary Pride's inspirational book essentially offers the Christian response to the Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan. Pride, who became a Christian after being a radical feminist, offers both criticism of feminism from a previous insider's perspective, and offers biblical womanhood as the solution. Pride also pointed out that there are many Christians who mistakenly think that feminism can exist within a biblical church or in a Christian home. Her well-thought out arguments are backed up by scripture, statistics, persanal stories, and scholarly sources. Although this book was written nearly 25 years ago, I found the subject matter to be completely relevant. It's a thought-provoking book that is hard to put down.

I received this book in less time than stated and it was in the condition that was advertised.

This book is a breath of fresh air. Not only does it comment on homeschooling, but it gives wonderful insight as to how God intended we women to work together with our husbands to create the nearest thing to a heaven on earth. The family is first; before jobs, education, success and any other Gods we tend to put before us. I fould this book spot on. Well done Mary on a beautiful piece of work.

I was glad to find a book that offers an alternative to building a career outside the home. It is one thing to say "stay home with your family and be a homemaker" and another to actually define a fulfilling role inside the home. I spent years of schooling preparing to work outside the home, but this is the first book I have read that explains how to be fulfilled while staying in the home. Mary Pride was an engineer before she started a family. She relates to the educated woman who chooses to invest her time and talents into her family instead of a career outside the home. I appreciated the outline that she has for practical ways to do this. I felt like I was inspired to see my role at home as significant and necessary to the well being of my family and friends. Most media tells me that it doesn't make any difference whether you are at home or not. She talks about working from the home and working your career around your family, even if it means putting it on hold for other priorities. I have recommended this book to lots of people who are thinking of staying home with their children, but aren't sure they will be happy staying at home.