In the typical nativity creche, the three wise men are key figures, along with the shepherds, Mary and Joseph, and of course, the infant Jesus.
As a biologist and theologian, I value details. Often, what sets one species apart from another are subtle details that require a trained eye to
Looking at cultural attitudes, I made a list of married women of the Bible this week and found myself surprised. Do we not all know
Grace is Not Faceless focuses on Mary, mother of Jesus: her presentation in Scripture and reception throughout church history, with careful attention to the poetry
Whereas most books on women in ministry primarily focus on contested Bible verses, Nijay K. Gupta’s Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered
Women have always suffered from power inequality. Since the beginning of civilization, it’s been hard to be a woman in a man’s world. In the
What are the implications of assigning the male gender to God? If God isn’t male, then why do we call God “Father”? Blake & Erin
0:00 / 0:00 Mary, Mother of Jesus 0:00 / 0:00 María, madre de Jesús At Christmas, we think a lot about the birth of our
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2022 Writing Contest Top 5 Winner! If, because of the one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one, much
Rediscovering the Marys: Maria, Mariamne, Miriam, edited by Mary Ann Beavis and Ally Kateusz, consists of seventeen essays by different authors, divided into three sections: