Buried Talents
Overcoming Gendered Socialization to Answer God's Call
by Susan Harris Howell
Pub Date 26 Apr 2022
InterVarsity Press, IVP Academic
Christian | Nonfiction (Adult) | Religion & Spirituality
I am reviewing a copy of Buried Talents through InterVarsity Press, IVP Academic and Netgalley:
If a woman is being called to lead what's holding them back? For years Susan Harris Howell has helped students investigate this question.
In Buried Talents, she makes clear how gender disparity in leadership is directly connected to a larger, less overt issue: gendered socialization. Howell examines gendered messages people encounter inside and outside the church in each stage of life, showing how they often create misconceptions about who women are, what they're capable of, and how they fit into God's work. As these messages pull men toward leadership, they push women away from it.
This book reminds us that God’s call to leadership doesn't come in a vacuum. It comes to particular people who have, from childhood through adulthood, been shaped by subtle forms of socialization. Using social science research and interviews to explain these forces, Howell offers psychological and practical tools for both women and men to make more balanced vocational decisions.
I give Buried Talents five out of five stars!
Happy Reading!
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