Women’s History Month: The African Face of Global Evangelicalism
Throughout church history, women have played no small part in the growth of the church worldwide. According to research today, “the future of the world’s
March 27, 2024
Topic: History-Egalitarian Movement
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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
Rediscovering Women’s History
They say history is written by the winners. Whatever your understanding of “winners,” I think we can agree that whoever holds power at any given
March 6, 2024
Pentecostal Women Leaders: The Interplay of Egalitarian Theology, Feminism, and Pentecostalism
Most Pentecostal movements today are welcoming women leaders and preachers in their embrace of egalitarian theology (even if not always in practical application). The pursuit
January 30, 2024
Christian Baptism as the Gender-Inclusive Covenant Sign
Download a PDF version of this article. The OT sign of inclusion in the covenant community is circumcision. This is a male-only rite. This male-only
January 29, 2024
The Theological Quest of an Indian Woman: Dogma, Doubts, and Debates in Pandita Ramabai’s Early Christian Life
“I have not a faith which is called very often child-like,”1 insisted Mary Rama, as she wrestled with doctrinal difficulties as a novice to the
January 29, 2024
From Exception to Norm? Women in Theology
This essay arose from my contribution to the lecture series which commemorates the remarkable achievements of the Smith sisters, known in the course of time
January 29, 2024