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How the System is Rigged against Latinas and What the Church Can Do to Help
By: Gricel Medina | November 12, 2018
Whether we realize it or not, a paradigm shift is happening. The voices of Latina women, of immigrant women, of women of color, and of all women are emerging. Together, we’re telling a fuller story and illustrating a profound truth: we're always better and stronger together.
She Preached the Word: Women’s Ordination in Modern America
By: Cammie Jo Bolin, Benjamin R. Knoll | November 12, 2018
She Preached the Word is a landmark study of women's ordination in contemporary American congregations. Accessible to scholars and general readers alike, it is a timely and important contribution to our understanding of the intersection of gender, religion, and politics in contemporary American society.
Book Review: Gender Rolitis: Redeem Unhealthy Gender Roles
By: Cynthia Mitchell | November 8, 2018
In his book Gender Rolitis: Redeem Unhealthy Gender Roles, Kirk E. Farnsworth uses scripture to examine the dangers of gender-based hierarchy and explores the merits of gifts-based partnership. Included are resources for identifiying spiritual gifts, passions, abilities, traits, and life experiences which might be used to identify and pursue one's calling.
Gender Rolitis: Redeem Unhealthy Gender Roles
By: Kirk E. Farnsworth | November 7, 2018
Farnsworth argues that when it comes to gender roles, "too often we turn to secondary writing, our own faulty reasoning, or passing along misinterpretation as truth." The book attempts to illuminate wrong assumptions, examine their implications, and propose a different path forward.
Book Review: An Explorer’s Guide to Julian of Norwich
By: Jennay Smith | November 6, 2018
Veronica Mary Rolf renders Julian’s writings accessible to the lay person and academic alike by offering sociological and historical context for Julian's writing as well as devotional prompts.
What I Wish the Church Had Told My Husband and Me About Sex and Consent
By: Christine Woolgar | November 5, 2018
“Do you want a divorce?” My husband was momentarily speechless. From the earliest days of our marriage, we struggled with sex. By the time I asked the question that so shocked my husband, it was apparent that we couldn’t resolve the issue by talking to each other or to our friends or by reading [...]
An Explorer’s Guide to Julian of Norwich
By: Veronica Mary Rolf | November 5, 2018
Scholar Veronica Mary Rolf introduces modern readers to Julian of Norwich by exploring her historical context, illuminating Julian's revelations and writings, and offering connections to a reader's life and experience.
Eyes to See and Ears to Hear Women: Sexual Assault as a Crisis of Evangelical Theology
By: Tim Krueger, Jeff Miller, Mitch Randall | November 1, 2018
Several authors examine evangelical Christianity’s engagement with women, gender, sexuality, and abuse.
The Delight of Daughters: A Theology of Daughterhood
By: Beulah Wood | October 31, 2018
Much has been written about “sonship” and being “adopted as sons” as descriptions of being brought into and belonging to God’s family. Focus is often on the privileges of adoption in Paul’s letters, noting the love, honour, and freedom that follow. In light of this masculine language, we should ask whether women and [...]
Marriage Ideology and Decision-Making
By: Susan Harris Howell, Bethany Lester, Alayna Owens | October 31, 2018
This article reports on a study of the ideologies and decision-making of Christian married couples. We specifically explored the beliefs these couples held regarding decision-making at the beginning of their marriages, those they currently hold, and what prompted any changes in those beliefs across time.