Biblical Equality in the Moravian Church
Women shared pastoral responsibilities in the community founded by Count Zinzendorf in the eighteenth-century Although numerically small, the Moravian church is relatively well known for
December 30, 2014
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Women and the Church in China: With the gospel, missionaries brought new status to Chinese women
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
December 23, 2014
The Place of Women in First-century Synagogues: They were much more active in religious life than they are today
Today, public worship can take place in a synagogue only if at least ten adult Jewish males are present. Women do not qualify as part
December 23, 2014
Tracing the Trajectory of the Spirit: Egalitarian Hermeneutics and Biblical Inerrancy
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
December 17, 2014
“A Genius of a Woman”
Without the work of a generous widow, millions of people may have gone without a good translation of the Bible for centuries. This woman had
December 3, 2014
Phoebe Palmer: Mother of the Holiness Movement
After languishing in obscurity for many years, the work of Phoebe Palmer (1807-1874) has been rediscovered by church historians and scholars. Although virtually unknown today,
October 6, 2014
President’s Message: Give us Eyes to See and Ears that Hear
Twenty-three years ago an economist from India, Amartya Sen, reported the largest human holocaust in all of history. His research showed that over 100 million
September 30, 2014
President’s Message: Diversity Works
Few of us will forget the great recession that began in 2007, when poor financial decisions in the US banking industry had a horrific impact
August 31, 2014
The Aggressive Christianity of Catherine Mumford Booth
The American holiness movement of the mid-nineteenth century provided a fertile seedbed for women preachers responding to the Spirit’s prompting. One such woman became the
August 29, 2014
Catherine Booth, The Salvation Army, and the Purity Crusade of 1885
Introduction The Salvation Army began rather inconspicuously in the East End of London in 1865. William Booth, an itinerant Methodist minister, had moved to London
August 29, 2014