by Sarah Stankorb
In Disobedient Women, Stankorb weaves her own story of familial abuse and resulting spiritual journey in between the stories of women that suffered extensive, life-long abuse at the hands of their respective churches. The book began to come to fruition upon Stankorb discovering online blogs and support groups of women detailing harrowing, horrific stories of rape, abuse, authoritarian communities, and corrupt church leaders. This is a great book for those that are just beginning to learn about the issues and controversies surrounding fundamentalism, complementarianism, and Evangelical Christianity. Disobedient Women covers several well-known cases of systemic religious abuse (Bill Gothard, the Duggar family, the Southern Baptist Church, etc.), and provides enough information to familiarize oneself with the basics of these cases.
reviewed by Anais M.
