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Living Stones

By: Hilary Ritchie | February 26, 2014

Part of the duty of a Christian historian is to uncover those voices that have been hidden because of neglect or prejudice. Here at CBE, Women’s History Month is an opportunity for us to do just that!

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Right Answers, Wrong Questions

By: Susan Harris Howell | February 26, 2014

One reason that questions about men and women continue to confound us, I’m convinced, is that we’re asking the wrong questions, which tend to lead us to inadequate answers. So in an effort to un-confound things, I offer the following tweaked questions (TQ) so we can move toward answers that are more effective [...]

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Dear Complementarian

By: Paul Adams | February 24, 2014

If you embrace the theological position that God the Son is eternally (read “permanently”) subordinate to God the Father and then ground your belief that submission of the wife to the husband is permanently true because of this theological position, then what does Mt. 22:30 mean?

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The Historical Fallacy of an Inconsistent Ethical Evaluation

By: Kristen Caldwell | February 22, 2014

If one were to be consistent with an ethic that prohibits women bishops, one would have to respond with an ethical judgment of Bishop Theodora. Yet, it is at this precise juncture where we see many flee from making an evaluation.

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Our Heritage — Part 4

By: Liz Sykes | February 21, 2014

In writing this series, I have sought out accounts of brave women who may not be as well known within church circles. Here is another name which you may not recognise – Eleanor Chestnut.

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A Cry for Hope for the Church

By: Naomi Krueger | February 19, 2014

I don’t know what the future holds for my church family. I don’t know if my fears about my church losing its egalitarian values will be realized. (That particular pastoral candidate turned down the offer.) But I know patriarchy is the reality in too many churches in this world. Come, Lord Jesus. Come.

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Women in Christianity: A Review

By: Ruth Hoppin | February 19, 2014

Women in Christianity by Hans Küng (Continuum, 2005) presents a panoramic view of women in the faith, from its inception in the time and ministry of Jesus to the modern era. 

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Advantages and Disadvantages

By: Susan Harris Howell | February 16, 2014

One of my first objectives in teaching a Gender Studies course is to help my students realize that neither gender has all the advantages while the other is completely without perks. While most people have at least a vague awareness that males have it easier in many ways, women and men alike sometimes don’t [...]

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Love: Not Just for Your Valentine

By: Hannah Rasmussen | February 14, 2014

My friends and I are rebelling this February 14th by celebrating Anna Howard Shaw Day. Born February 14th 1847, this Methodist minister joined Susan B. Anthony and others to lead the women’s suffragist movement in the United States.

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A Second Look at a Significant Book

By: Hugh McNally | February 12, 2014

In 1983 I bought and read Kari Torjesen Malcolm’s Women at the Crossroads: A Path beyond Feminism and Traditionalism. Thirty years later I decided to read it again. I was excited about what I learned and decided to share it with you. 

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