Is God My Mother?
Editor’s note: This is one of the Top 15 2020 CBE Writing Contest winners. Enjoy! When I was very young, I once heard adults talking
October 28, 2020
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Claiming Consent in the Body of Christ
Editor’s note: This is one of the Top 15 2020 CBE Writing Contest winners. [Trigger warning: themes related to sexual abuse] For forty years I
October 21, 2020
Confronting Wonder Woman Syndrome: Female Pastors and the Pandemic
The role of the pastor has shifted in the age of coronavirus. As churches consider reopening and discuss strategies for a safe congregational return to
October 14, 2020
Do Words Have Gender? Word Studies, Part 4
This is the fourth and final blog entry on the topic of word studies—more specifically, on a few problems that sometimes work their way into
October 7, 2020
How Much Does a Word Mean? Word Studies, Part 3
This is the third in a series of four blog entries about word studies and why they matter to egalitarians studying Scripture. The series points
September 30, 2020
Proving My Virginity: Deuteronomy, Pap Smears, and the Hymen Myth
Editor’s Note: This is one of the Top 15 2020 CBE Writing Contest winners. Enjoy! When I first received a letter offering me a routine
September 22, 2020
Womanist Liberation for All
Arising from Black and feminist liberation theologies in the 1980s, womanist theology brings a needed focus on the experiences of Black women to Christian theology.
September 10, 2020
God Is Our Liberator: How Christian Tolerance for Injustice Impacts Our Children
Once you lose a loved one, their words echo in your soul long after they leave. With the third anniversary of my mom’s death this
September 10, 2020
Complicity and Silence: How Lament Could Lead Us Toward a Better Place
Our lived experiences will always tint the lenses through which we each see and name injustice. Womanist scholars examine the lived experiences of Black women
September 10, 2020
Six Black Female Artists Christians Should Know
For too long, Black women’s contributions in art have been overlooked and unacknowledged. Art has always functioned as an important avenue for those who wish
September 10, 2020