Fifty Shades of Grey: A Trilogy of Deceit, Collusion, and Domination
As the film industry promotes “Fifty Shades of Grey,” launching on Valentine’s Day, I sit beside sixty scholars, activists, and faith leaders from more than
February 11, 2015
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Classics of Biblical Equality
Selections from Priscilla Papers—the First Ten Years “Toward an Egalitarian Hermeneutic of Faith” by Catherine Clark Kroeger (Spring 1990 – 4.2) “Mystical Masculinity” by Faith Martin
February 9, 2015
From My Point of View: Suspicious Identity
As a woman preparing to seek ordination to the pastoral office in the Presbyterian Church (USA) I find myself encountering skepticism — a skepticism about
February 9, 2015
One Christian’s Commentary on Two Contemporary Secular Best Sellers
Just when the secular press declared the funeral of the contemporary women’s movement, two secular feminist books appeared: Susan Faludi’s Backlash: The Undeclared War Against
February 6, 2015
Arguing About the Messenger, Ignoring the Message
The Episcopal Church has been making headlines because of the move by traditionalist congregations to separate themselves from the main body of the church and
February 6, 2015
Mary’s Story: Gift and Choice
Several years ago I got an idea for a biblical novel; placing myself in the world of Mary the mother of Jesus’, I would write
February 6, 2015
From My Point of View: In Hope of Joy
A few weeks ago at 5 p.m. I pushed my chair away from my desk. I had only three hundred words of prose to show
February 5, 2015
An Open Letter
It is interesting to compare Christianity Today’s cover article on John Stott with the cover article featuring “Ministering Women.” The “ministering women” are presented in
February 4, 2015
The Challenge of the Open Door: A Ministry for Lost Sheep
This article was published in the October 1996 issue of the WMSC VOICE, and is reprinted by permission. Hearing ambulance sirens was nothing out of
February 4, 2015
Editor’s Reflections | Spring 2000
A Daunting Challenge When CBE’s leadership contacted me last fall to ask whether I might consider becoming the next editor of Priscillia Papers, I was
January 26, 2015