Martyrdom and Motherhood: Perpetua and Felicity
After a false start the day before, my husband and I drove to hospital early in the morning, eagerly anticipating the birth of our first
March 6, 2024
Topic: Historical Women-Church
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Elinor Thornton: Bush Camp Preacher
Editor’s note: This article was previously published at Leadership Hub: Baptist Churches of New Zealand in 2022. One of six children in a farming family,
March 6, 2024
The Apostolic Life of Walatta-Petros
In the year 1591, in the east African empire of Ethiopia—a place that had practiced a form of Orthodox Christianity since antiquity (cf. Acts 8:26–40)—a
March 6, 2024
Jennie Johnson and Ordained Women’s Ministry in Canada
While most Canadian denominations didn’t earnestly consider the question of women’s ordination until the mid-to-late twentieth century, there are stories of several ordained women in
March 6, 2024
Kay Smith: Mother of the Jesus Movement
In early 2023, the box office hit Jesus Revolution told the story of the Jesus Movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The stories
March 6, 2024
Betty Greene (1920–1997)—No Airman
I named our first minivan Elizabeth Greene. I’ve christened all my vehicles with the names of women who broke barriers, and though no one at
February 22, 2024
Mutuality Blog’s Top 10 Articles of 2023
In celebration of another year coming to its end, here are the top ten Mutuality Blog articles readers engaged with most in 2023. This year, Mutuality Blog authors
December 20, 2023
Women and Words: Refined Gold: The Resilience of Strong Women in Scripture with Dr. Boaz Johnson
Building on part one, Dr. Boaz Johnson considers how women throughout the Old Testament are characterized by strength (Chayil in Hebrew). Part of women’s strength
December 1, 2023
Women and Words: Women Pioneers in Bible Translation with Dr. Boaz Johnson
Dr. Boaz Johnson explores women Bible translators such as Pandita Ramabai (1858-1922) who, as a child, memorized thousands of Sanskrit texts. After coming to faith
November 3, 2023
Book Review: Voices Long Silenced: Women Biblical Interpreters through the Centuries
Though my bookcase is lined with collections highlighting women leaders, interpreters, and scholars from ancient Israel through to the 21st century, I had yet to
October 31, 2023