Sin is multidimensional in meaning, and both submission and self-esteem have both positive and negative aspects. I suggest that a theological examination of these concepts, in dialogue with psychology, can add a valuable dimension to current discussions on gender equality.
KEEP READINGA myriad of barriers—theological, cultural, historical, sociological, and institutional—continue to keep women clergy from flourishing at all levels of leadership and must be addressed for women in the church to gain equality with men.
KEEP READINGAlthough evangelical and Canadian histories have tended to under-examine the contributions of women, an emphasis on the example of Phoebe Palmer readily offers a visible standard of Canadian evangelical emancipation.
KEEP READINGIn The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth, Beth Allison Barr shares her personal story of rejecting complementarian views on male headship and female submission.
KEEP READINGWayne Grudem’s commitment to Scripture is to be commended, but his lack of serious engagement with key challenges undermines a work that has been over twenty years in the re-making.
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 READINGLike Mary of Luke 10, our identity in Christ is not primarily as females or males, but as faithful disciples.
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 READINGA Zoom conversation with Kelley Nikondeha, author of CBE’s book club pick Defiant: What the Women of Exodus Teach Us about Freedom.
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