Spouse Abuse
THIS IS NOT A NICE SUBJECT. Abuse is a curse in our land. One definition of abuse is, “Repeated and targeted abuse (from both attitudes
February 17, 2015
Type of Resource: Academic Article
The Golden Age for Women Preachers
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, I had the privilege of preaching in the church where the Reverend LaDonna Osborne is the pastor. With a twinkle in her
February 17, 2015
Revelation, Proclamation, and Women’s Responsibility
In history as recorded in the Bible, God often gave His revelation specifically to women, and often instructed women to pass on that revelation to
February 17, 2015
In But Not Of: Transcendent Love
Did it ever strike you as being odd, our infernal craving to catalog everything? There is a valid use for cataloging, of course. Telephone books,
February 17, 2015
Mystical Masculinity: The New Question Facing Women
A few years ago I took a course entitled “Women in Religion” at a state university. The purpose of the course was to survey major
February 17, 2015
We Are Equal, This We Know
We are equal, this we know, For the Bible tells us so. Jew and Greek to God belong; Racial barriers are all wrong. Chorus: Lord,
February 10, 2015
Classics of Biblical Equality
Selections from Priscilla Papers—the First Ten Years “Toward an Egalitarian Hermeneutic of Faith” by Catherine Clark Kroeger (Spring 1990 – 4.2) “Mystical Masculinity” by Faith Martin
February 9, 2015
From My Point of View: Suspicious Identity
As a woman preparing to seek ordination to the pastoral office in the Presbyterian Church (USA) I find myself encountering skepticism — a skepticism about
February 9, 2015
Heroines of the Faith: A Narrative Essay
It was a desperate ploy. If it failed she would be, at best, a social pariah; at worst, burned alive. Probably few of us, either
February 9, 2015
Women are Persons
This article first appeared in the Atlantic Baptist, October 1989, and is reprinted by permission. Some years ago I listened to a group of five-year-old
February 9, 2015
