Complementarian colleagues and egalitarian allies welcomed women leaders, including their wisdom and moral agency as necessary in leading the Evangelical Theological Society in the future.
KEEP READINGAmid the patriarchy of the ancient world, early Christianity had a particularly liberating and redemptive place for women, one significant enough to be mentioned by Christianity’s first major critic, the second-century philosopher Celsus.
KEEP READINGChristian and Muslim women have faced similar struggles and thus can encourage one another as co-laborers in respectful dialogue.
KEEP READINGLike Mary the Mother of Jesus, Christian men and women are called to bring Christ to the world.
KEEP READINGIf we broaden our scope to a global and centuries-long view, it becomes clear that the church’s primary source of biblical interpretation and application has been preaching.
KEEP READINGOur interactions with others, including Christians with whom we disagree, should display Christlikeness above all else.
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Like Mary of Luke 10, our identity in Christ is not primarily as females or males, but as faithful disciples.
KEEP READINGA Zoom conversation with Kelley Nikondeha, author of CBE’s book club pick Defiant: What the Women of Exodus Teach Us about Freedom.
Watch NowThis sermon on Mary and Martha in Luke 10 argues that the problem is neither Martha’s housework nor Mary’s sitting at the feet of Jesus. The problem is judgment, which should be replaced with celebration of the gifts of others, even when those gifts differ from our own.
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