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The Intersection of Patriarchy and Abuse
By: Ashley Easter | July 23, 2017
Ashley Easter looks at the links between patriarchy and abuse in the home and church. Listen as she shares her own story of embracing equality in Christ and freedom from abuse.
Healing Voices: Abused Women and the Healing Power of Telling the Story
By: Johnrice Newton | July 23, 2017
This session explores the spiritual, emotional, and physical healing women survivors of domestic abuse can experience when they give voice to their stories of overcoming through faith.
Busting The Gender Box: The Abolition of Sex-Based Hierarchy and Men's Violence
By: Rebecca Kotz | July 20, 2017
How does gender breed violence, and what can we do to change this?
30 Strategies for Fighting Abuse in the Church
By: Rachel Asproth | July 12, 2017
We asked our supporters what concrete measures churches can take to combat abuse in Christian communities and strengthen their internal response to abuse. Some of you weighed in with some great ideas and examples, which we’ve compiled below.
The Courage Coach: A Practical, Friendly Guide on How to Heal from Abuse
By: Ashley Easter | July 10, 2017
Through her book, The Courage Coach, Ashley Easter brings her life experience and training to those who have lived with harmful relationships. As someone who has followed her North Star out of abuse and toward health and healing, Ashley invites anyone who has lived through damaging relationships into a safe space. This book is a [...]
Does Christian Patriarchy Make Women Unsafe?
By: Rachel Asproth | June 23, 2017
Naturally, social hierarchies are safe for those at the top. They’re designed to preserve the existing social structure, which already prioritizes the needs and perspectives of the group with power. Social hierarchies don’t make less powerful people and groups safer. Rather, they exacerbate any vulnerabilities and pose danger and harm to marginalized people.
3 Ways The Church Can Love Sexual Assault Survivors
By: Rachel Asproth | April 24, 2017
In stumbling after Jesus, the church has sometimes faltered. Sometimes, we’ve been the ones holding women’s bruised and bleeding hearts in our fists. And sometimes, for all our good gospel intentions, we’ve done the wounding.
Mimi Haddad on Gender Equality | Conversing with Mark Labberton
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | April 5, 2017
In this episode of “Conversing,” Mimi Haddad, president of CBE, discusses gender equality and women in leadership. She reflects with Dr. Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, on the complex relationship between theology and real-life injustice, the social and economic benefits of women in leadership, and the pressing task of “dismantling theological patriarchy” in the church.
Defending My Daughters Against Rape Culture
By: Eugene Hung | March 5, 2017
Just as violence against women and girls has its roots in rape culture, rape culture in turn has its roots in a patriarchal worldview. This doesn’t mean that men with a patriarchal worldview necessarily harm women and girls; the vast majority, of course, do not.
How Learning About Feminine Metaphors for God Undermines Rape Culture
By: Susan Harrison | February 27, 2017
Recently, my husband courageously wrote about his own journey toward the realization that sexual aggression toward women is not about his own moral purity, but about the worth and value of women. He was responding to his colleague’s story of a man’s verbal sexual aggression toward her just two weeks ago–in church. & [...]