God as Motherly Father and Fatherly Mother
Download a PDF version of this article. In 1998 as a seminary student, I was assigned Elizabeth Johnson’s She Who Is, which is now regarded
August 3, 2023
Topic: Feminine Language for God
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Book Review: Three in One: Analogies for the Trinity
I was recently at the Evangelical Theological Society conference scouring the book booths for an ideal text to use in my course on the Trinity.
February 15, 2023
Book Review: Women and the Gender of God
For those willing to take an unflinching look at the history of the church, it is difficult to ignore the reality that Christianity has a
February 15, 2023
New Voices: The Gender of God with Dr. Amy Peeler
What are the implications of assigning the male gender to God? If God isn’t male, then why do we call God “Father”? Blake & Erin
January 13, 2023
Audio: Using Biblical Female Imagery to Bolster Self-Esteem in Women
From CBE’s 2022 Conference “Exploring the Fullness of Galatians 3:28” in Atlanta Georgia. Part of the challenge of Galatians 3:28 is to encourage women,
November 2, 2022
Video: Using Biblical Female Imagery to Bolster Self-Esteem in Women
From CBE’s 2022 Conference “Exploring the Fullness of Galatians 3:28” in Atlanta Georgia. Part of the challenge of Galatians 3:28 is to encourage women,
November 2, 2022
Women and the Gender of God
A robust theological argument against the assumption that God is male. God values women. While many Christians would readily affirm this truth, the widely held
October 4, 2022
Intersectionality: Words Matter! Freedom through Lectionary and Bible Translation with Rev. Dr. Wilda C. Gafney
In this episode, host Angela sits down with Rev. Dr. Wilda Gafney, Bible scholar, episcopal priest and the Right Rev. Sam B. Hulsey Professor of Hebrew Bible
August 19, 2022
The Father and the Feminine: Assessing the Grammar of Gender-Inclusive God Language
John Piper, one of the most committedly patriarchal theologians writing today, insisted at a conference in 2012 that Christianity is a “masculine” religion: God is
August 9, 2022
The Motherly Compassion of God
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2021 Writing Contest Top 15 Winner! The Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed: “The Lord—the Lord is
July 13, 2022
