Early Evidence of Women Officers in the Church
People sometimes write us to ask where they can find evidence that actual women held official positions of church officership. Professor Greg Horsley of Macquarie
June 27, 2014
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New Organization Incorporated
On August 28, 1987, Men, Women and God: Christians for Biblical Equality became a reality. The new organization affirms the equality of women and men
June 27, 2014
An Illustration of the Greek Notion of “Head” as “Source”
Many of our readers write to ask for new insights, information, and resources about biblical feminism. The Chinese say that one peep is worth ten
June 26, 2014
Voices from Yesteryear
One of the earliest women to be ordained in America was Anna Howard Shaw. Even before her ordination, she served as pastor of a Methodist
June 26, 2014
A Report on the Conference with Elaine Storkey
“The problem of patriarchy in the church is the problem of male as norm,” charged British author Elaine Storkey at a recent meeting of Christians
June 26, 2014
A Plea for Restraint
At the evangelical colloquium on women and the Bible October 9-11, 1984 in Oakbrook, Illinois (see the papers in Women, Authority, and the Bible, ed.
June 26, 2014
The Black Family who Adopted Moses
There are many great blacks who have influenced our spiritual heritage. We find them both in and out of the Bible. We should like to
June 26, 2014
Musings on I Timothy 2:12
One of the great missionary heroines of Protestant evangelicalism is Mary Slessor of Calabar. A woman who was mighty in the Word, she braved the
June 25, 2014
Women and the Church in China
The church in China is different from that anywhere else in the world. But then, China itself is also quite different from other countries. China,
June 25, 2014
When Will We Be “Real”? When Will We Be Free?
For years I’ve loved the story about the Velveteen Rabbit who was preoccupied with her identity–whether she was real or not! Sitting among the toys
June 25, 2014