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Tell Her Story Well
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 6, 2024
Overlooking or even obscuring the achievements of women is part of the church’s failures. It is high time we honor these women and God’s gifts that equip them to serve our world!
Betty Greene (1920–1997)—No Airman
By: Jill Richardson | February 22, 2024
Betty Greene is not a common household name. As a woman and a pilot, she flew beyond expectations despite the many barriers she faced. Women today continue to face similar barriers. What can the church do for the Betty Greene's of the world?
Mutuality Blog's Top 10 Articles of 2023
By: CBE International | December 21, 2023
In celebration of another year coming to its end, here are the top ten Mutuality Blog articles readers engaged with most in 2023.
Women and Words: Refined Gold: The Resilience of Strong Women in Scripture with Dr. Boaz Johnson
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International, Boaz Johnson | December 1, 2023
Dr. Boaz Johnson considers how women throughout the Old Testament are characterized by strength (Chayil in Hebrew). Part of women’s strength is the result of much suffering, like Job’s wife who becomes the mother of seven boys and three girls.
Women and Words: Women Pioneers in Bible Translation with Dr. Boaz Johnson
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International, Boaz Johnson | November 3, 2023
Dr. Boaz Johnson explores the history of women Bible translators.
Georgina Gollock (1861–1940) and World Christianity
By: Ian Randall | November 2, 2023
Georgina Gollock (1861-1940) was a key figure in the development of what came to be known as “World Christianity.
The Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy and Women in Leadership
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | November 2, 2023
The robust role of women in the forefront of American church history was curtailed by the complementarian position male scholars took in the fundamentalist-modernist controversy of the second half of the 20th century.
The Kandake: A Missing History
By: Heather Preston | November 2, 2023
The Kandake, queen of Ethiopia (Acts 8:27) may have played a more significant role in the spread of early Christianity to north Africa than history has acknowledged.
The Biblewomen of South India: A Professional Pathway to Dignity and Empowerment
By: Philip Malayil | November 2, 2023
The Biblewomen of colonial India formed the crucial bridge across the cultural and language divide between western missionaries and the Indian womenfolk.
“Let us not spend our time in trifling”: Susanna Wesley, a Mother to Her Sons
By: Patrick Oden | November 2, 2023
The letters of Susanna Wesley (1669-1742) show her unique influence in the formation of each of her three sons: Samuel, John, and Wesley.