Cults, Coercive Persuasion, and Patriarchy
The way that women are socialized within our culture has long fascinated me. Why are women so frequently harmed by abusive men and controlling systems?
May 30, 2025
Topic: Headship Theology
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What Are We Debating, Anyway?
Editor’s note: This article is a 2024 CBE Writing Contest honorable mention. Enjoy! Up for Debate In 1993, Ronald Pierce wrote that the debate about
April 9, 2025
Healing from Hierarchy
Editor’s note: This article is a 2024 CBE Writing Contest grand prize winner. Enjoy! A recent conversation with a professor at my new seminary shook
March 19, 2025
Family and Mutuality with Rev. Dr. Emily McGowin
https://youtu.be/vVuvWsg8ESQ Watch this and other episodes of Mutuality Matters on CBE’s YouTube channel. In this episode, we’re joined by Rev. Dr. Emily McGowin, professor of
March 14, 2025
Book Review: Tears on the Altar by Maturu Milly Erema
In Tears on the Altar: The Controversy Over the Clergywoman’s Ministry in Biblical Perspective, author Maturu Milly Erema gives an astoundingly concise overview of biblical texts that
February 18, 2025
Home, Church, and World: Mutuality and Masculinity with Zachary Wagner: Part 2
https://youtu.be/ADllQ5bgQsA Watch this and other episodes of Mutuality Matters on CBE’s YouTube channel. This episode is a part of a segment of the Mutuality Matters
February 14, 2025
The Wife as a Training Ground: Complementarian Theology and Coercive Control
Our theology has real life implications. The way that Christians read Scripture and apply it matters greatly. Complementarian teachings hold to a gender hierarchy in
January 31, 2025
Where are Your Accusers?
I grew up on cop and courtroom shows. I loved the drama of catching the bad guy or seeing a lawyer convince the jury, in
January 30, 2025
Inheriting Church Ministry: The Daughters of Zelophehad in Numbers 27:1–11
Numbers 27:1–11, the brief story of the five daughters of Zelophehad, has been historically used as a proof text to address issues involving women and
January 30, 2025
The Sexual Violences of Empire, Patriarchy, and Crucifixion
The image of Jesus Christ crucified has been replicated, illustrated, and infused with varied symbolic meanings over its history. That is, over the centuries, many
January 30, 2025