Women Are People, Too
We sat in a circle in our cabin, escaping the heat and humidity. During this final church camp experience, we were reflecting on what our
September 5, 2022
Topic: Feminism
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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
To Leave or to Stay: How Women Can Change the Church
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2021 Writing Contest Top 15 Winner! For a long time, I have wondered if a women’s church strike would
March 2, 2022
Black Woman, What’s Your Mission? Encouragement for Everyday Egalitarians
To me feminism is not simply a struggle to end male chauvinism or a movement to ensure that women will have equal rights with men;
February 23, 2022
New Voices: Womanist Maternal Thought and Scripture with guest Dr. Stephanie B Crowder
This week on the New Voices thread, hosts Blake and Erin speak with Dr. Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder about her book When Momma Speaks: The Bible
November 12, 2021
Whose Wife Will She Be? A Feminist Interpretation of Luke 20:27–38
The story of the woman who had seven husbands has traditionally been interpreted by focusing on the thoughts, words, and intentions of the male characters
October 25, 2021
I Can’t Find Myself in the Universal “He”
I have spent most of my life in a complementarian Lutheran denomination, which means I’ve been taught that using male language to universally refer to
September 5, 2021
Rainflies, Canoes, and God as Our Mum
I was a new, young missionary in the middle of my field orientation course. We had hiked out to a remote Papua New Guinean village
September 5, 2021
Where Are All the Women? Hidden Words and How They Affect the Church
One of my favorite movies of recent years is Hidden Figures. In this 2016 film, the setting is the early 1960s and the exciting Space
September 5, 2021
A Non-Gendered or Gender-Inclusive Faith: Lessons from Finnish and German
For many people who live their whole lives in the same region, my life must seem strange. Due to my father’s job for an international
September 5, 2021