Introduction to Egalitarian Marriage
2019 “Created to Thrive” CBE International Conference In this workshop, Sarah Ago builds a foundation for anyone who is new to the idea of egalitarian
September 26, 2019
Topic: Biblical Passages / Studies
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Artemis of the Ephesians in First-Century Ephesus and Ramifications for How We Read 1 Timothy
2019 “Created to Thrive” CBE International Conference Many scholars have asserted that Artemis of the Ephesians was a fertility goddess—but the evidence for that
September 25, 2019
The Very Good News for Women for Such a Time as This?
2019 “Created to Thrive” CBE International Conference In an era of #MeToo, #ChurchToo, and separation of black and brown mothers from their children by mass
September 25, 2019
What to Say When Someone Says that Wives Should Stay with Abusive Husbands
Editor’s Note: This article is one of a nine-part series on difficult Bible passages titled “What to Say…” 1 Peter 3 is a tricky passage. It’s
September 19, 2019
What to Say When Someone Uses Paul’s Letters to Endorse Patriarchy
Editor’s Note: This article is one of a nine-part series on difficult Bible passages titled “What to Say…” Colossians 3:7-17 is often misinterpreted and weaponized to
September 11, 2019
Revisiting Eden: Genesis 2 as a Description of the Creation Story
2019 “Created to Thrive” CBE International Conference Explorations of Genesis 2 intent on recovering God’s ideal for the interrelationship between male and female often zoom
August 25, 2019
What to Say When Someone Believes Husbands Are Entitled to Sex
Editor’s Note: This article is one of a nine-part series on difficult Bible passages titled “What to Say…” Some people believe that 1 Corinthians 7 means
August 22, 2019
What the Bible Actually Teaches on Women
The Rev. Dr. Kevin Giles is a longstanding supporter of women in leadership. Over the course of more than forty years, he has written at
August 5, 2019
“No Longer any Male and Female”? Galatians 3, Baptismal Identity, and the Question of an Evangelical Hermeneutic
Evangelical Christianity stands at a crossroads. The claim itself may portend nothing revolutionary: the movement regularly faces such conditions as a by-product of its drive
August 5, 2019
Man as the Image and Glory of God, and Woman as the Glory of Man: Perspicuity or Ambiguity?
The focus of this article is 1 Cor 11:7 and its surrounding verses. I explore how 11:7 has been received over the centuries, including how
August 2, 2019