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Breaking Silence
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | April 13, 2011
Last year a group of Christian women launched a Seneca Falls Two conference to address the prevalence of violence in Christian homes—abuse they believe is a result of a misinterpretation of Scripture. The Seneca Falls Two conference took place on the 162nd anniversary of the American Suffragists Conference, held in Seneca Falls, New York, in [...]
Wages According to Outlook on Gender Roles?
By: Liz Sykes | April 7, 2011
Men with egalitarian attitudes about the role of women in society earn significantly less on average than men who hold more traditional views about women's place in the world according to a recent study.The Labour Department's National Longitudinal Survey of Youth began tracking 12,000 people when they were 14-22 years old for 25 years in order [...]
Abuse: The Elephant in the Sanctuary
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | April 6, 2011
We conclude our celebration of Women's History Month with a sober realization that the abuse of females is inseparable from the study of women's history, and also the history of Christians for Biblical Equality. Incorporated as a nonprofit in 1988, to advance the biblical basis for the shared leadership of males and females, within months we [...]
Pandita Ramabai, Social Reformer and Bible Translator
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 30, 2011
Pandita Ramabai (1858-1922) is perhaps one of the most celebrated women in all of India’s history. She founded the Mukti Mission in India. “Mukti” means “salvation,” and her vision was to create an interdenominational community of Christians that served needy women and children. She was so successful that Mukti is often referred to as the [...]
A Letter to my Baby Girl
By: MaryAnn Nguyen-Kwok | March 30, 2011
My daughter,As I'm writing this, I am watching you in the corner of my eye, eating blueberries. You look at me in between stuffing your mouth with a chubby handful and you laugh with great delight. I want you to stay this way forever—one and a half years old, toddling around, fearless, determined [...]
Sojourner Truth: Abolitionist, Suffragist, and Preacher
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 23, 2011
Sojourner Truth (1797-1887) was an abolitionist, suffragist, preacher, and social reformer.
Mr. Mrs.
By: H. Edgar Hix | March 17, 2011
Let me tell you a little secret desire of mine, perhaps better stated as a hope.A very important fact about me, one that directly influences who I am, how I spend much of my time, who become my friends (and enemies) and my relationship with God, is that I’m married. My secret desire? [...]
Teresa of Avila, Church Reformer
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 16, 2011
One of the most celebrated women in all of Church history is Teresa of Avila (1515-1582). A Spanish mystic and Church reformer, Teresa battled against her own passionate nature to become a leader in the Counter Reformation and a reformer of her order—the Carmelites. Her book, Interior Castle, is considered a classic of Western spirituality. Today, [...]
Thecla, Coworker with the Apostle Paul
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 9, 2011
What if I were to tell you that one of the most famous missionary in the early church was a woman named Thecla? Are you acquainted with her? Though her name is not cited in the New Testament, she is mentioned in ancient documents like the Acts of Paul and Thecla—a second century document. What [...]
Ahead of the Culture
By: Guest Author | March 9, 2011
We don't always get a clear picture of Bible women when we extract only certain examples from the Scripture. There was the disobedient Eve and the treacherous Jezebel and Lot's reluctant wife. If we conclude that this is "how women were," we miss the grand challenge of Esther and Abigail and Mary of Bethany and [...]