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Our Bodies Were Not Made for Sex
By: Tega Swann | December 15, 2015
Proponents of the “battle of the sexes” often argue that that what ultimately divides and defines men and women is their physical bodies. These vessels that “house” our souls, our divine connection to God, have somehow distorted our visual acuity to see each other as “flesh of my flesh,” or having a common origin, the [...]
Power and Knowledge: Meditations on Foucault and Gender Part 1
By: Jamin Hübner | December 1, 2015
When Jessica and I got married, we began to learn a great many things. We learned, first of all, that most of what people had told us about marriage was untrue. The eye-rolling comments prefaced by “just wait to you get married” were found empty, and the endless, grim phrases such as “it’s [...]
Scars Across Humanity: Understanding and Overcoming Violence Against Women
By: Elaine Storkey | November 25, 2015
Every three seconds, a girl under the age of 18 is married somewhere across the world usually without her consent and sometimes to a much older man. Combining rigorous research and compelling personal testimonies, Elaine Storkey investigates the different forms of violence experienced by women across the globe today.
Sects and Gender
By: Jennifer McKinney | October 31, 2015
Throughout American history, gender theologies have been used to signify a religious organization’s level of tension to the surrounding culture. As a result, religious organizations have changed their gender theologies in response to cultural change. This process can be illustrated by a tale of two Baptists. Invigorated by the First Great Awakening of the 1740 [...]
A Question Mark Over My Head: Experiences of Women ETS Members at the 2014 ETS Annual Meeting
By: Emily Louise Zimbrick-Rogers | October 19, 2015
This article presents some of the findings of a qualitative case study of women academics at the 2014 ETS Annual Meeting. It was our goal to listen to the stories and perspectives of evangelical women academics specifically in the context of ETS, and to gain insights regarding how CBE—and others—could better support women at [...]
3 Ways That Patriarchy Harms Men
By: Rachel Asproth | October 5, 2015
It is undeniable that women are negatively impacted by patriarchy. I can go round after round on how patriarchy teaches women that they are peripheral and secondary in the grand story of God’s relationship with humanity. I can argue for days that gender roles and sexism limit and oppress women. I can write about [...]
Does God Make the Man? Media, Religion, and the Crisis of Masculinity
By: Stewart M. Hoover, Curtis D. Coats | October 2, 2015
Many believe that religion plays a positive role in men’s identity development, with religion promoting good behavior, and morality. In contrast, we often assume that the media is a negative influence for men, teaching them to be rough and violent, and to ignore their emotions. In Does God Make the Man?, Stewart M. [...]
What Cinderella's Prince Taught Me About Male Vulnerability
By: Aliyah Jacobs | September 28, 2015
As a psychologist, I have to be perceptive. Having worked with abused women for five years, I look for the unspoken words and hidden gestures that speak to the truth behind their narratives. Recently, I’ve found myself doing the same thing with movie characters. While characters in movies are supposed to be fictional, they [...]
The Dangers of Purity Culture
By: Karissa Knox Sorrell | September 9, 2015
Though my body had supposedly been beautifully and wonderfully made, it seemed to cause me a lot of trouble.
Jesus Christ: God in Male-Human Flesh?
By: J.W. Wartick | September 8, 2015
How might someone’s view of gender impact the doctrine of salvation through Christ? I believe it does, and in significant ways. I will argue that if women are subordinate simply because they are women, then Jesus’ redemptive work can—in some fashion—not fully apply to women.