Always Say Her Name
On May 16, 2010, seven-year-old Aiyana Jones was killed in her bed by a Detroit police officer. On March 13, 2020, twenty-six-year-old Breonna Taylor was
September 10, 2020
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What I Wish You Knew About Black Women in Ministry: An Open Letter
Dear Fellow Ministers and Other Church Folk, Here are a few things that I wish you knew about being a Black woman in ministry. While
September 10, 2020
“She Is in Bitter Distress”: A Womanist Ethic of Advocacy
For the past thirty years, many African American women as theologians, ethicists, and Bible scholars have consistently used a womanist interpretation, which we call our
September 10, 2020
Let These Women Lead
Mutuality between women and men has been the heart of CBE’s mission since its inception in the late 1980s. If you return to the early
September 10, 2020
Who Is More Like Jesus, Cinderella or the Prince?
Editor’s Note: This is one of the Top 15 2020 CBE Writing Contest winners. Enjoy! Once upon a time, there was a
September 9, 2020
Announcing the 2020 CBE Writing Contest Winners!
This summer, CBE International held our fourth annual writing contest! We received many quality, insightful submissions, making our job of picking just fifteen winners very
September 8, 2020
Context Makes Meaning: Word Studies, Part 2
This is the second in a series of four blog entries about word studies. The first explained that word studies sometimes give too much attention to
September 2, 2020
Are Words Less Than the Sum of Their Parts? Word Studies, Part 1
I once saw a bookmark that gave the meaning of the name Caleb as “Best Friend.” Actually, Caleb is from a Hebrew word meaning “dog.”
August 26, 2020
CBE Book Club Members Reflect on Defiant
Beginning in July, CBE hosted a book club that brought our community together to read and engage with Defiant: What the Women of Exodus Teach
August 19, 2020
Muted in the Movement for Equality
State Street groaned with promise. Not the groaning a child does when pressed to clean his room, put down her iPad, or sit still. And
August 12, 2020