A Twitter conversation this morning reminded me of what I had posted in the past about Fascinating Womanhood - The Andelin Connection? and Roles - Another Andelin Connection? Today's post was in draft form for more than a year. I guess it's time to hit the publish button. I had been posting about a possible connection between Helen Andelin's bestselling book, Fascinating Womanhood (FW), and Christian women's books/teaching. Andelin was a Mormon who believed she was called by "God" to teach women the secret to a Celestial Marriage. The average reader may take those words as a poetic phrase describing happily-ever-after wedded bliss, but the wording is specifically Mormon. Because of her religious devotion, I don't think it is simply a case of her beliefs seeping into her book via osmosis. She saw herself as a prophetess on a mission. 1 Here is what Andelin says about Genesis 3:16. The father is the head, president, or spokesman of ...