Mutuality | Blog + Magazine | Summer 2008
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 ArticlesThe 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.
Summer 2008
Volume: 15 | Number: 2
Resolving Conflict
While earlier on in my faith walk I might have preferred to “keep the peace,” or “avoid stirring up trouble,” I finally understood then that what we were “keeping” was not the “peace” that God intended for us.
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It was a simple answer, but it was far from easy. Love. It was not a modifying of convictions or a resolution to keep quiet. It was passion, courage, sacrifice. It was agape.
As Christians, the time for men to embody an authentic strength is now. We need to resist the easy temptation to remain incubated under the guise of toughness, invulnerability, fear, and anger.
An interview with women’s advocate and SBC pastor, Wade Burleson.
I once heard a pastor compare women to teacups. He explained that husbands need to treat their wives like fine china, gingerly, with the tentative hesitation as one approaches a foreign thing, separate from themselves.
A historian finds surprising evidence for biblical equality in traditional translations of Scripture.
Q: My church is unwilling to address the gender debate, feeling that it is too divisive. I have tried many times to advocate for women, but I am labeled as a trouble-maker and a radical. How do I, in a non-threatening way, encourage my church to examine the issue?
One historian suggests that “space and race” are the two most prominent features that characterize America. We are a diverse people with lots of room to move. And, we possess the freedom to move through our vastness largely as we choose.
Saving Women from the Church is a powerful book that will bring restoration and healing to women through the love of Jesus Christ.
