Sects and Gender
A tale of two Baptists Throughout American history, gender theologies have been used to signify a religious organization’s level of tension to the surrounding culture.
November 3, 2015
Topic: Social Sciences
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3 Ways That Patriarchy Harms Men
It’s undeniable that women are negatively impacted by patriarchy. I can go round after round on how patriarchy teaches women that they’re peripheral and secondary
October 5, 2015
Does God Make the Man? Media, Religion, and the Crisis of Masculinity
Many believe that religion plays a positive role in men’s identity development, with religion promoting good behavior, and morality. In contrast, we often assume that
October 1, 2015
What Cinderella’s Prince Taught Me About Male Vulnerability
As a psychologist, I have to be perceptive. Having worked with abused women for five years, I look for the unspoken words and hidden gestures
September 28, 2015
The Dangers of Purity Culture
“So did you—uh—develop early or what?” my male friend asked me as he grabbed his books from his locker. I was crouching down to pull
September 9, 2015
Sharing Humanity, Not Neutralizing Gender
Perhaps you noticed the furor after Target removed gender signs on children’s toys and bedding. Some considered this to be caving to the culture’s “winding,
September 8, 2015
Essential Relationships
I enter the delivery room, not knowing the sex of the one I have carried in my womb for nine months of hope and fear,
September 8, 2015
When Men Reflect “Feminine” Roles and Women Reflect “Masculine” Roles
My friend’s father is a godly man. She credits him, along with her mother, with the development of her Christian faith. Yet, this amazing example
August 28, 2015
Messy Biblical Womanhood
I’ve known for a while that I just don’t fit. I don’t fit the prescription for biblical womanhood. I’ve squirmed and I’ve stretched, impatiently, hoping
August 26, 2015
Trusting My Femininity Without Defining It
Not long after I began studying egalitarian theology in a serious way, I was confronted by one of the more perplexing questions associated with it:
August 19, 2015