How Hierarchical Marriage Harms Husbands as Well as Wives
Rob and Julie1 were quite certain they had the formula for a successful marriage. God had brought them through a rough season early in their
September 15, 2021
Topic: Patriarchy
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Are Women Clean and Called?
We had been in a discipleship relationship for about a year. We’d meet in a local coffee shop to talk about books, Scripture, and a
September 8, 2021
Where Are All the Women? Hidden Words and How They Affect the Church
One of my favorite movies of recent years is Hidden Figures. In this 2016 film, the setting is the early 1960s and the exciting Space
September 5, 2021
A Non-Gendered or Gender-Inclusive Faith: Lessons from Finnish and German
For many people who live their whole lives in the same region, my life must seem strange. Due to my father’s job for an international
September 5, 2021
Finding Women’s Names and Voices
At the seminary I attended, all students were required to take four Scriptures classes. For Scriptures 1, there was a notoriously difficult class taught by
September 1, 2021
Women Make Up a Majority of the Church—So Why Don’t We Sing More Worship Songs Written by Them?
I’m not a songwriter, but as a worship minister I respect the skill that it takes to write a good song for corporate worship: the
July 21, 2021
Dominance: Patriarchy’s Logic
Journalist Adele Stan wrote, “It’s difficult to imagine a system more patriarchal than the one on which the U.S. economy was founded…slavery. Plantation owners raped
July 5, 2021
How Harriet Jacobs Reclaimed the Broken Body: Black Suffering, Black Redemption
There is something about “brokenness” which allows us to open our eyes and see God’s express revelation differently. Though we frequently herald historical women and
July 5, 2021
Why Egalitarianism Is Good for My Sons
I’m a Father of Boys I’ll never forget finding out I was becoming a parent. In one moment, I felt overwhelming fear and elation. The
June 15, 2021
What Are the Consequences of Theological Patriarchy?
Editor’s note: In the first of several conversations sponsored by CBE and our 2021 conference partners in the UK, CBE president Mimi Haddad asked three
May 26, 2021