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Mutuality | Blog + Magazine | Autumn 2013

The print + digital magazine of CBE International

Mutuality offers articles from diverse writers who share egalitarian theology and explore its intersection with everyday life.

Blog + Magazine Articles

The opinions expressed in these articles are those of the authors. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of CBE International or its members.

Equality Across Every Continent

Autumn 2013

Volume: 20 | Number: 3

Equality Across Every Continent

In this issue, authors from around the world share their stories and provide insights into biblical equality in their contexts. 
 

Contents

Editor's Note: Profound Submission
By: Tim Krueger | September 5, 2013
Watching God engage different cultures is not just a trendy exercise in diversity; it reveals something about our God. The gospel challenges every culture in unique ways, and is incarnated uniquely in each one.

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From Violence to Tenderness
By: José Vinces Rodríguez | September 5, 2013
I believe the church fails to oppose injustice when it bases its beliefs on incorrect, distorted, and convenient interpretations of Scripture that allow the devaluation and objectification of women.

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De la violencia a la ternura
By: José Vinces Rodríguez | September 5, 2013
Seguimos fundamentando a través de una incorrecta, sesgada y hasta “convenida” interpretación bíblica estos patrones discriminadores e inequitativos, que a la postre propician una desvalorización de la mujer, relegándola hasta el plano de “cosificarla”. (Spanish)

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Truth Discovered
By: Domnic Misolo | September 5, 2013
The church is one of the strongest social institutions in Kenya and in many parts of Africa. In the past, this has meant that it has been able to harm women by teaching patriarchy. But today, this means the church has great potential to change people’s attitudes on gender and shape cultural values to [...]

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Instinctively Egalitarian: Signs of Encouragement from Australia
By: Denise Cooper-Clarke | September 5, 2013
Whether in Darwin, Sydney, or Melbourne, there is work to be done when it comes to fully incorporating the gifts of women into the body of Christ. Life is not “as good as it gets” for women, but there are clear signs of hope.

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A Strategic Time and Place
By: Karen L. H. Shaw | September 5, 2013
Biblical equality reflects God’s concern for all people, and the church’s stance toward biblical equality will impact the MENA region for generations to come.

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Washed Clean
By: Muylen Orng | September 5, 2013
The gospel undermines the devaluation of Cambodian women.

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洗滌乾淨
By: Muylen Orng | September 5, 2013
福音破除柬埔寨婦女所受的歧視  (Khmer)

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In the Country of Freedom
By: Maarit Pynnönen | September 5, 2013
Striving for mutuality in a nation famed for freedom and equality.

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Tertullian's Ghost
By: Hugh McNally | September 5, 2013
How a Canadian Baptist became an egalitarian advocate.

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Something is Shifting in the Heavenlies
By: Stephen R. Holmes | September 5, 2013
How do we explain persistent and stubborn structural inequality, a generation or more after laws supposedly guaranteeing equality were put in place? I discovered a great many theological arguments and answers given by various people, some of whom I agree with and some of whom I don’t.

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President's Message: Diversity Works
By: Mimi Haddad | September 5, 2013
Celebrating diversity in the leadership of the early church.

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Forgotten Girls: Stories of Hope and Courage
By: Kate Netzler Burch | September 5, 2013
Forgotten Girls focuses on the need to stop the generational cycles of abuse and oppression where they begin—with little girls. Strom and Rickett use their extensive experience to help launch believers on the road to action with reliable information, achievable goals, and the passion to make a difference in the lives of forgotten girls. 

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