In recent years, Christians have acknowledged that domestic abuse exists within the evangelical community. Some churches have faced this reality and sought resources for healing
Twelve million women in the United States—a staggering 25 percent of all American women—will be abused by an intimate partner in their lifetimes, according to
. . . be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. —Matthew 10:16 The Christian egalitarian woman is in a difficult position. If she truly
For most of the 5,000 years of Chinese history, women were deprived of basic human dignity, and they were under various kinds of oppression. Before
The following article is adapted from a paper the author presented at the American Baptist Churches Women in Ministry Biennial Breakfast on June 22, 2001,
We stood in the midst of 1,200 internally displaced people living in a makeshift camp of Sierra Leone, all trying desperately to tell their stories.
I was standing on the edge of a Hawaiian country road with the proverbial thumb stuck in the air signaling my need of a ride.
Introduction In the United States, it is estimated that there are between fifty thousand to more than one million instances of child sexual abuse (CSA)
Among reformed Christians (a term which includes Presbyterians, Calvinists, Lutherans, and many others who do not formally use those labels) this is the week in
Unwelcome, sexually suggestive comments are not a new phenomenon, beginning with the alleged activities of either Bob Packwood or Bill Clinton (depending on your political