Ordained Women in the Church
Women today have proven themselves successful in medicine, law, and virtually all other professions. Why, then, do certain churches refuse to ordain them? Some churches
February 5, 2021
Topic: Church History
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Book Review: When Others Shuddered: Eight Women Who Refused to Give Up
The first sentence of the introduction clearly and concisely lays out the issue When Others Shuddered hopes to address: “we have too few female heroes
September 4, 2020
Women Leaders at the Table in Early Churches
The purpose of this article is to examine the oldest surviving iconographic artifacts that depict early Christians in real churches at the Eucharist table. These
May 21, 2020
What We Share with Hild of Whitby
March is Women’s History Month, which means it’s time for my fellow history nerds to get excited about some of our favorite women of the
April 1, 2020
A Rhetorical History: Listening to Our Preaching Foremothers
Women have been preaching in the United States since before the states were united—indeed, since before there were states. Anne Hutchinson pastored a church in
March 19, 2020
Nile Mother: The Story of Lillian Trasher
After I had been in Egypt a little over three months I was asked to visit a dying woman. She had a tiny babe about
March 19, 2020
What Katharine Bushnell Still Has to Teach Us Today
Catherine Kroeger, the founding president of Christians for Biblical Equality, stated, “although women had made forays into the field of biblical interpretation, it was to
February 10, 2020
Giving Thanks for the Women
This week, many of us in the US will celebrate Thanksgiving. This holiday asks us to be thankful for the good things we have in
November 25, 2019
Phoebe: A Story
In this work of historical fiction, Paula Gooder presents an imaginative telling of the life and ministry of Phoebe. While Gooder does not offer an
August 5, 2019
Book Review: Women in Pentecostal and Charismatic Ministry: Informing a Dialogue on Gender, Church and Ministry
First published at Equinox Publishing Limited. Reprinted with permission. Women in Pentecostal and Charismatic Ministry: Informing a Dialogue on Gender, Church and Ministry invites the
April 9, 2019