Argula von Grumbach: Speaking Truth to Power
Bullying and slander are intended to silence opposition. When those tactics are successful, voices that could help the church are muted. For most of church
September 27, 2024
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Women in Scripture and History: The Free Methodist Church and the Silencing of Women with Dr. Christy Mesaros-Winckles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLrKySmkGyc Watch this and other episodes of Mutuality Matters on CBE’s YouTube channel. In this episode of Mutuality Matters, Christy Mesaros-Winckles traces women’s ordination and
September 27, 2024
Lucretia Mott: Spiritual Warrior for Human Rights
It seems as if a day rarely goes by when I’m not inundated with opinions both inane and profound in a never-ending stream across social
September 25, 2024
Video: Silence, Women, and the Church with Aida Besancon Spencer (Spanish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CfGdzGRlC8 From CBE’s 2014 Colombia Conference, Men and Women in Christ: Identity and Ministry. Aida Besancon Spencer at the 2014 CBE conference in Colombia explores
August 20, 2024
Video: Women and Ministry in the Old Testament with Milton Acosta (Spanish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D64484giZBA From CBE’s 2014 Colombia Conference, Men and Women in Christ: Identity and Ministry. Join Milton Acosta in his 2014 lecture at the CBE conference
August 20, 2024
Arise and Shine!
I love sunsets. The glorious colors that light up the sky before the sun dips from sight are so beautiful and warm. Sunrises are more
August 14, 2024
Book Review: Silenced: The Forgotten Story of Progressive Era Free Methodist Women
Christy Mesaros-Winckles’s book, Silenced: The Forgotten Story of Progressive Era Free Methodist Women, carefully charts the changes in the American religious landscape that led to
July 25, 2024
Martha the Minister: A Sermon on Luke 10:38–42
I was sixteen years old when I heard the second most influential sermon of my life. Truthfully, I’m not even sure it was a sermon.
July 25, 2024
Historical Egalitarian Theology: Contributions from European and English Women in the Sixteenth through Eighteenth Centuries
Although specific women who promoted egalitarian theologies since the Reformation have been studied, scholarship has not adequately traced the origins of their egalitarian beliefs. It
July 24, 2024
Book Review: The Biblical World of Gender: The Daily Lives of Ancient Women and Men
The Biblical World of Gender is a compilation of thirteen essays, many by faculty at Christian educational institutions. After an introduction by the editors, the
July 16, 2024