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Monica of Hippo: Influential Church Mother and Domestic Abuse Survivor
By: Olivia Brokaw | March 24, 2021
Monica, the church mother and venerated saint, was the reason her son, Augustine of Hippo, became a Christian. Her influence over Christianity cannot be understated, and her story must be remembered.
Is Women's Equality a Biblical Ideal?
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International, Sean Callaghan | March 10, 2021
This five-part lecture series explores the biblical, historical, and social precedent for women's shared leadership in the church, the home, and the world. Topics include Old and New Testament evidence of women's leadership, women's leadership in church history, understanding power dynamics, and working cross-culturally.
Florence Li: Pioneer in the Anglican Priesthood (Part 2)
By: Christy Chia | March 10, 2021
Find out how Florence Tim Oi Li's story ends. Li was a Chinese woman from Hong Kong, who was ordained as a the first female Anglican priest in 1944, nearly 30 years before it was permitted in her province and 50 years before the ordination of the first woman priests in the Church of England
Florence Li: Pioneer in the Anglican Priesthood (Part 1)
By: Christy Chia | March 3, 2021
Meet Florence Tim Oi Li, a Chinese woman from Hong Kong, who was ordained as a the first female Anglican priest in 1944, nearly 30 years before it was permitted in her province and 50 years before the ordination of the first woman priests in the Church of England
Celebrating Sojourner Truth as Extraordinary Also Means Lamenting Why She Had to Be
By: Sarah Lindsay | February 17, 2021
Sojourner Truth was a remarkable woman. This article invites us to learn about and celebrate her life, while also lamenting the oppression she experienced that meant she had to be remarkable to be remembered.
Why We Can't Forget the Women Leaders of Azusa Street
By: Michelle D. Williams | February 10, 2021
Many people don’t know that African American women were leading and pastoring churches from the beginning of the modern Pentecostal movement in the early 1900s. Meet two of these women: Lucy Farrow and Jennie Evans Seymour.
The Freedom-Faith of Rev. Dr. Prathia Hall
By: Deirdre “Jonese” Austin | February 3, 2021
Rev. Dr. Prathia Hall was a womanist theologian, pastor, mentor, and civil rights activist who developed the concept of a “freedom-faith.” She is an important figure in Black history, women’s history, church history, and American history for her work towards a church and an America where all people are considered equal, regardless of their [...]
Ordained Women in the Church
By: Christine Marchetti | January 30, 2021
Abundant canonical, literary, and epigraphical evidence proves women were ordained leaders in the church for centuries. Women who aspire to ordained ministry today can be encouraged by the rich history of women’s ordination.
Six Black Female Artists Christians Should Know
By: Cara Quinn | September 5, 2020
The six women featured here have used art as a medium to express their faith, to call attention to injustice, and to recognize and preserve their heritage. Their work is a treasured piece of American history.
Book Review: When Others Shuddered: Eight Women Who Refused to Give Up
By: Cameron Simpson | September 4, 2020
Jamie Janosz, in her clearly written and carefully interpreted profile of eight nineteenth- and twentieth-century female Christians, explores the triumphs and hardships of these women.