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
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Great Disappointment 2015
For many Seventh-day Adventists (SDA), July 8, 2015, will go down in history as the Second Great Disappointment. For those not familiar with Seventh-day Adventist
November 3, 2015
Judges 19 as a Paradigm for Understanding and Responding to Human Trafficking
This article was reprinted in the Winter 2026 issue of Priscilla Papers 40/1. Judges 19 contains a seldom read, let alone studied or discussed, story
November 3, 2015
Editor’s Reflections | Autumn 2015 (29.4)
Though this introduction will arrive in mailboxes in November, I am writing it in July. More specifically, I write as I wait in the Los
November 3, 2015
Examining the Theological Import of Hiding Places in Exodus and Harriet Jacobs’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
For enslaved members of the African diaspora in America, the biblical story of Exodus provided a way of understanding and framing discussions about slavery. Enslaved
August 4, 2015
Why Not You?
Why not women? This is the question we are asking this weekend.1 I would like to suggest a follow-up question: Why are we still asking
July 31, 2015
Are Women Passive? What History Says about Gender, Sexuality, and Christian Ministry
Within both mainstream and Christian media outlets in the United States, the dominant message about sexual desire is that men want sex more than women
July 31, 2015
Teach us, Mary: The Authority of Women Teachers in the Church in Light of the Magnificat (Luke 1:46–55)
Several years ago, when my family had moved to a new city, we contacted a nearby church that had been recommended to us and we
July 31, 2015
Will Gender Equality Be Achieved?
Over the past several decades, women have made strides toward equality in the secular world as well as the church. While some claim these changes
July 31, 2015
Rebecca Merrill Groothuis’s Contribution to Biblical Equality: A Personal Testimony and Lament
Biblical feminism is an oxymoron—or so I thought when I met Becky Merrill in 1983. She had leanings in this direction, but I did not
July 31, 2015