Complementarian Theology in Crisis
Editor’s Note: Each month, we highlight one of CBE’s many valuable resources on the blog. This article first appeared in print in Eyes to See
October 25, 2018
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“Acknowledge Those Who Work Hard among You”: The Absence of Women’s Work in Complementarian Seminary Curricula
At the height of this year’s outcry over Paige Patterson’s long pattern of sexism and mishandling abuse, it seemed like complementarianism might face a reckoning.
October 24, 2018
Eyes to See and Ears to Hear Women
A version of this article appeared in print as the introduction to Eyes to See and Ears to Hear Women (Minneapolis: CBE International, 2018). On September 27,
October 22, 2018
Editor’s Reflections | Summer 2018 (32.3)
Most people, when they hear Jesus’s parable of the Lost Sheep, understand the shepherd to symbolize God. A glance at one of the most influential
July 31, 2018
Imagining a Feminine God: Gendered Imagery in the Bible
In Scripture, God is identified using many names and titles, such as God (elohim, theos), Lord (adonai, kurios), YHWH, and descriptors such as “Rock,” “Comforter,”
July 31, 2018
Philemon in Light of Galatians 3:28
Paul’s letter to Philemon presents a real-world example of how Paul interacted with churches and individuals based on the unity he proclaims in Gal 3:28:
July 31, 2018
The “Weaker Sex” or a Weak Translation? Strengthening our Interpretation of 1 Peter 3:7
First Peter is a subtle and subversive letter. Scholars are increasingly coming to recognize its subversive nature.1 This is especially evident in 2:13–17, where the
July 31, 2018
Wealthy Women in the First-Century Roman World and in the Church
The setting of the NT is the first-century Roman Empire, an ancient world alien to modern societies. Not too long ago, our understanding of women in this ancient world
July 31, 2018
Foreword to The Methodist Defense of Women in Ministry
Cicero said: “Who knows only their own generation remains always a child.” [1] We gain extraordinary vitality from the stories of Christian women and men
June 13, 2018
Editor’s Reflections | Spring 2018 (32.2)
Someone ought to count the women of the Bible. More to the point, someone ought to count them accurately. I mention this because a quick
May 3, 2018