Mutuality | Blog + Magazine | Winter 2025
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Mutuality offers articles from diverse writers who share egalitarian theology and explore its intersection with everyday life.
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Winter 2025
Volume: 32 | Number: 4
Read Women
In this issue, we turn the spotlight on the women whose writing has strengthened the church. From early Christianity, to the Reformation, and today, you will find articles about women who made an impact in theology through their written work. Read about Dorothy Sayers, Catharine Beecher, and more—this month, read women!
Contents
In this issue of Mutuality, we turn the spotlight on the women whose work has strengthened the church.
A forgotten voice of the Reformation comes into focus through the life and writings of a woman who helped shape Protestant faith from the margins.
Novelist Dorothy Sayers used the power of story to invite readers to the mysteries of God.
A pioneering educator and influential theologian, Catharine Beecher helped reform public thought about women’s education.
Julian of Norwich’s visions and beautifully imaged theology reshaped Christian spirituality in the Middle Ages and beyond.
Build your 2026 reading list with these books by female authors recommended by our staff at CBE!
Thanks to the many women writers throughout history, we have today written witnesses of their lived experiences—not from onlookers, redactors, or family members overcome by strong emotions and motives—but their story in their own words.