Bone of My Bones fictionalizes a Biblical equality and mutuality. The ""complementarian"" debate usually focuses on the realm of theory, and stereotypes the lived experience and the people who suffer from the contemporary Church's brand of sexism. This novel fleshes out many popular gender ideas, and explores how and why these conflict with Biblical truth. Cynthia Gaw teaches literature at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. She has authored criticism on the poetry of George Herbert and young adult novels for East Africa. She has been married forty years and has five children and three grandchildren.