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Why Can’t Women Do That?

By: Philip B. Payne | November 11, 2021

In Why Can’t Women Do That? Philip B. Payne and Vince Huffaker explore the concerns that many Christians have regarding the leadership of women and analyze every relevant Bible passage to show that yes, women can!

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Discovering Biblical Equality: Biblical, Theological, Cultural, and Practical Perspectives

By: Ronald W. Pierce, Cynthia Long Westfall, Christa L. McKirland | November 2, 2021

The third edition of this groundbreaking work brings together scholars firmly committed to the authority of Scripture to explore historical, biblical, theological, cultural, and practical aspects of this discussion.

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Theology and Its Impact: CBE's 2021 Online Conference

By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | September 22, 2021

CBE President Mimi Haddad shares highlights from CBE’s first-ever online conference. Speakers and attendees re-examined the foundations of Christian patriarchy theologically and socially through varied disciplines.

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She’s Not a Whore: Pejorative Language and Translation Bias in Ezekiel 16

By: Christine Woolgar | September 5, 2021

When translators choose to use “whore” throughout Ezekiel 16, they let readers think it’s okay to use words with inescapably derogatory connotations. And the true focus of the passage—apostasy—gets lost.

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Finding Women's Names and Voices

By: Kim Brewer | September 1, 2021

Consistently focusing on women’s stories in the Bible helps break through its patriarchal cultural context to see women as God does. From Eve to Bathsheba to women today, all women have a role in the story of God. 

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First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament

By: Terry M. Wildman | August 31, 2021

The FNV is a dynamic equivalence translation that captures the simplicity, clarity, and beauty of Native storytellers in English, while remaining faithful to the original language of the New Testament. Whether you are Native or not, you will experience the Scriptures in a fresh and new way.

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Mutual Submission Frames the Household Codes

By: Craig Keener | July 31, 2021

The New Testament household codes reveal that early Christians were on the progressive edge of gender relationships in their world.

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Book Review: Imagining Equity: The Gifts of Christian Feminist Theology

By: Jeff Miller | July 31, 2021

In my opinion, this book is an important contribution, for Methodists and other Wesleyans to be sure, but for other Christians as well.

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My Story Shows There Are Still Barriers to Pastoral Ministry for Women

By: I. N. Vera | July 28, 2021

The barriers that prevent women from becoming pastors are innumerable. From even imagining it's possible to finding support—financial and spiritual—the world seems to stand against us in following this call with all its fury.

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The Apostle Paul's Prodigal Daughter

By: Christine Woolgar | April 7, 2021

Paul may not come across as a loving father-figure. But when you look at 2 Corinthians through Deuteronomy 21, it starts to look like Paul treated the Corinthian church like a daughter he cared for deeply. 

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