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Spirited Women

Combining biblical scholarship, midrash, and an imaginative, fictional approach, Mary Ellen Ashcroft takes a new look at seven biblical women: Mary Magdalene, Maria, Mary the

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Southern Baptist Sisters

When in 1845 the Southern Baptist Convention became the biggest Protestant “splinter group” in history–over the issue of slave ownership–women were expected to occupy a

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Song of Songs

Richard Hess has written an insightful commentary on one of the most intriguing books of the Bible, which celebrates God’s gift of love. Following an

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Solomon Latte

The originator of sex and sensuality is God himself. So in the center of the Scriptures lies Song of Solomon, a book of poetry full

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Social Justice Handbook

2010 Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year award winner: justice category Every day we are confronted by challenging societal problems, from poverty and institutional racism

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The Sisters of Sinai

Agnes and Margaret Smith were not your typical Victorian scholars or adventurers. Female, middle-aged, and without university degrees or formal language training, the twin sisters

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Singled Out

Authors Christine Colón and Bonnie Field thought that by a certain age they would each be married. But they watched that age come and go–and

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