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Theologian, Feminist, Ballerina, Mentor, and Friend: A Tribute to Dr. Ann Loades (1938–2022)

By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | January 31, 2024

A tribute to the late Dr Ann Loades by Mimi Haddad, who was privileged to have her as her doctoral supervisor at Durham University.

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From Exception to Norm? Women in Theology

By: Ann Loades | January 31, 2024

This St Andrews University School of Divinity 2022 Smith Lecture tracks pioneering women theologians from the 14th century Julian of Norwich onwards, showing how they made their contributions both while outside of and, later, from within academia.

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The Theological Quest of an Indian Woman: Dogma, Doubts, and Debates in Pandita Ramabai’s Early Christian Life

By: Chongpongmeren Jamir | January 31, 2024

Pandita Ramabai of India was an unorthodox theologian who, as a scholar of Hinduism and Christianity, approached Christology as a quest for truth.

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Pentecostal Women Leaders: The Interplay of Egalitarian Theology, Feminism, and Pentecostalism

By: Anna Morgan | January 31, 2024

John’s theologically weighty metaphor of rebirth is insightfully feminine, underlining the Christian’s dependence on God.

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Women and Men Leading Together: Picking Up the Weight Together with Scott Sinner and Bekah Townsend

By: Layla Van Gerpen, Rob Dixon, Rebekah Townsend, Scott Sinner | January 26, 2024

 Pastor Sinner and Pastor Bekah Townsend tell Layla and Rob how they live out shared leadership with an emphasis on a clear vision, a foundation of trust, and a commitment to engage one another with vulnerability and grace. Come learn from Scott and Bekah as they tell us how they “pick up the weight together!” 

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Pastor But Not Elder: A Lamentful Response and Way Forward

By: Kristin Lassen | January 25, 2024

Women often feel stuck when churches make decisions that are a small step towards Biblical equality but are just not quite there yet. When this happens, how should egalitarians respond? One woman answers: lament. 

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4 Ways Complementarian Churches Can Be Better for Women

By: Chesna Hinkley | January 18, 2024

Many complementarians want to respect women’s needs and stories and benefit more concretely from their insights, but are not sure how to begin moving in that direction. I used to leave church in frustration every week because of the implicit marginalization on display in services. A childhood, or lifetime, of watching women pushed further [...]

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The Pink Mic: A Token of Sexism in Churches

By: Joann Rachel Cherian | January 11, 2024

In complementarian settings, women often face sexism that goes unnoticed. For some women, this sexism looks like degrading jokes from the pulpit; for others, sexism looks like a pink microphone. 

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Upside-down Kingdom Authority

By: Lauren Mulford | January 4, 2024

Complementarians talk a lot about authority. It's essential to their understanding of patriarchal order in the home, church, and the world. But is that order of authority really what God intended? What if Jesus came to turn that understanding of authority upside-down? 

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