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Preacher Woman: A Critical Look at Sexism without Sexists
By: Katie Lauve-Moon | April 1, 2021
Lauve-Moon investigates how institutional sexism is upheld through both unconscious and conscious biases. In doing so, she demonstrates that addressing issues of sexism and gender inequality within organizations must extend beyond good intentions and inclusive policies.

Book Review: Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church
By: Sue Bailey | March 23, 2021
My advice: Buy this book. Read it slowly. Chew on its words. Digest its content. Let its truths tutor your mind, penetrate your soul, and motivate you toward embracing, modeling, and conveying a more humble, Christlike expression of power.

The Unavoidable Link Between Patriarchal Theology and Spiritual Abuse
By: Haley Horton | January 13, 2021
Complementarian theology depends on distinct roles for women and men in marriage. This article explores how, in practice, these roles mean women and men are not equal, leaving women vulnerable to spiritual abuse by men.

How the Bible’s View of Power Devastates Theological Patriarchy
By: Jennifer Reil | December 16, 2020
A seminary student explores questions about God-given hierarchy between women and men, including what the New Testament teaches about power, domination, and status to affirm God’s intent for women’s equality with men.

Mutuality Matters: Patriarchy Hurts Everyone with Eugene Hung
By: Eugene Hung, Erin Moniz, Blake Dean | November 12, 2020
The hosts and their guest, Eugene Hung, not only touch on Marvel's Agents of Shield and church youth group camp culture, but also unpack the "Man Box." The conversation also turns to intersectionality and gender-based violence.

How Patriarchy Hurts Men
By: David Hart | November 11, 2020
One man’s reflections on seeing men cry and our expectations for male emotions. This article also highlights how the church reinforces these unhealthy expectations and how gender equality could free men.

Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church
By: Diane Langberg | October 20, 2020
Speaking into current #MeToo and #ChurchToo conversations, this book shows that the body of Christ desperately needs to understand the forms power takes, how it is abused, and how to respond to abuses of power.

2021 Conference Virtual Preview Panel, Part 1
By: CBE International, Andrew Bartlett, Lucy Peppiatt, Stephen R. Holmes | August 14, 2020
Keynote speakers Andrew Bartlett, Steve Holmes, and Lucy Peppiatt consider the spiritual and social consequences of theological patriarchy.

Christian and Islamic Feminists in Dialogue
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | July 31, 2020
This article considers strategies shared by Islamic and Christian feminists in exposing and upending biased historical and exegetical methodologies that further attitudes, laws, and social practices that marginalize and oppress women.

Drop the Rope: What We Don’t Notice about Patriarchy
By: Rhesa Higgins | April 22, 2020
In my experience, the belief that white men are superior to people of color and white women is the boulder that these two groups are yelling over and collectively ignoring most of the time.