Editor’s Note: This article is reprinted with permission from Christian Ethics Today and is based on research done by Laurie Hurshman in her senior year
A historical case can be made that Christianity has, all things considered, been good for women. It has not been the mighty agent of gender
Toward an Understanding of Ancient Conceptions of “Head”1 For nearly two thousand years, an elegant country villa lay buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Since the middle of the twentieth century there has been an ongoing, sometimes acrimonious debate over the meaning of “head” (Greek, kephalē) in Paul’s letters,
Editor’s Note: This is an Evangelical Press Association award winning article. First Timothy 2:11–15, and especially verse 12, has long been a focal point in modern
Reprinted from The Christian Leader 26, April 1988. Biblical feminists, as opposed to other feminists outside and within the church, accept the full authority of
Introduction Where and how we start in our interpretation of Scripture determines where we will end up. When seeking to understand the relevance of the
This is an excerpt from Aída Besançon Spencer’s talk on “El Silencio, las Mujeres y la Iglesia” (“Silence, Women and the Church”) given at the
Many of our readers write to ask for new insights, information, and resources about biblical feminism. The Chinese say that one peep is worth ten
The idea of submission is neither a cultural norm nor an accepted virtue. The human heart, untouched by God’s grace in salvation, naturally wants things