Book Review: Malestrom: Manhood Swept Into the Currents of a Changing World
Readers of Carolyn Custis James are familiar with her recurrent challenge to believers to pattern views of gender not after cultural descriptors but after the
May 12, 2017
Topic: Genesis
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Eve
From the author of the twenty-five-million-copy bestseller The Shack comes a captivating new novel destined to be one of the most talked-about books of the decade. Eve is
April 25, 2017
3 Simple Egalitarian Principles for Reading the Bible
We just saw the end of January, the month of fresh starts and new beginnings. For many Christians, it also marks the beginning of an
February 7, 2017
Short Answers to Challenging Texts: Genesis 1-3
God created Adam first: Genesis 1-3 contains nothing that suggests that man, because he was created first, was designated by God to function as the
January 30, 2017
Women’s Calling as Ezer
In Half the Sky, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Kristoff and WuDuun document the global exploitation of women—an abuse to which we have become indifferent. According to
December 10, 2016
Gender Hierarchy in Genesis: Distortions, Not Directives
I don’t really like reading the creation story. This is partly because I skip ahead to what is often described as the “sin story.” I
November 3, 2016
Overturning Male-Rule, Restoring Relationship
“Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” Genesis 3:16b The oppression of women spans centuries and borders. In virtually
May 18, 2016
Aemilia Lanyer: Defending Eve in the Seventeenth Century
Then let us [women] have our liberty again, And challenge to yourselves [men] no sovereignty. You came not in the world without our pain, Make
March 14, 2016
Women, Helpers, and Ribs: Part 3
This is the last article in a three-part series on two passages that converge within the scriptural discussion around the role of women: the creation
February 23, 2016
Women, Helpers, and Ribs: Part 2
This is Part 2 in a series on 1 Timothy 2 and Genesis 1 and 2. Catch up on Part 1. In my last article,
February 16, 2016