Female Christians in the Greco-Roman world of the first through fourth centuries found themselves threatened from both inside and outside the community of faith. As
Download a PDF version of this article. “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”1 Shakespeare illuminates our lived experience
Christianity has a long history of humans attempting to use magic against God. Magic took the forms of divination, necromancy, the casting of spells or
From the long years of the Mughal Empire in India (1526–1857), a story is told about a courtesan. It’s not a historically verifiable story, even
In March, CBE celebrates both Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. Perhaps there’s no better time to celebrate women’s battle for the vote alongside
In recent years, much of the church has quietly succumbed to a troubling trend: the shaming of theological education and the glorification of spiritual ignorance.
Thanks to the many women writers throughout history, we have today written witnesses of their lived experiences—not from onlookers, redactors, or family members overcome by
The remarkable woman known as Julian of Norwich (1342– 1416) implored her readers: “quickly forget me.”1 Thankfully, her wish was not fulfilled, and her work,
“A lady should study—not to shine, but to act.”1 Catharine Beecher (1800–1878) thrived in the “domain of men”: religion, philosophy, and social politics. As an
Q: What is the doctrine of the Trinity? A: The Father incomprehensible, the Son incomprehensible, and the whole thing incomprehensible. It’s something put in by