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Book Review: James: A New Covenant Commentary
By: Jamie B. Hulker | August 21, 2025
Ruth Anne Reese’s James, part of the New Covenant Commentary Series (NCCS), stands out as a welcome and valuable contribution. Her scholarly expertise and pastoral sensitivity challenge today’s faith communities.
Book Review: Breaking the Silence on Women Leaders in the Early Church A Review of Excavating Women: The Archaeology of Leaders in Early Christianity
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | August 19, 2025
Excavating Women is a pioneering achievement that demonstrates the power of archaeology to accurately recover the history of early Christian women.
Book Review: Tools for Ministry Leaders to Help Victims of Abuse
By: Andrea Calvert | July 24, 2025
Cecilie Croissant hopes that Tools for Ministry Leaders to Help Victims of Abuse “will be a valuable manual that will inspire Christian leaders and believers to pursue further training and study to begin to change the existing faulty mindsets” (Preface) surrounding abuse in their ministries. It’s clear that she has experience helping women in abusive circumstances [...]
Book Review: Forgotten Followers: From Broken to Bold
By: Anna Bernin-Mallin | July 1, 2025
A novel that follows Jesus’s ministry through the eyes of Jesus’ mother, Mary, his disciple and financial supporter Joanna, and Mara, a fictional character that the author imagines as Mary’s sister-in-law, the wife of Joseph’s brother Clopas.
Book Review: The Concept of Woman: A Synthesis in One Volume
By: Jennifer Venable | June 24, 2025
This synthesis of Prudence Allen’s three-volume work is an exploration of the history of philosophical anthropology and women in the Catholic Church.
Book Review: In Grandpa's Shoes
By: Kimberly Dickson | June 17, 2025
In Grandpa’s Shoes is written to promote intergenerational conversations, examined through the author's relationship with her grandfather. Each chapter provides a personal story that encompasses biblical theology, along with the beliefs and history of Seventh-day Adventists.
CBE's 2025 Summer Reading List for Any Season!
By: CBE International | June 12, 2025
Summer is the perfect time to discover a new egalitarian read or catch up on a classic. Check out some options in CBE's summer reading list—for any season!
Book Review: Galatians: Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible
By: Donna Clawson | June 10, 2025
Kathryn Greene-McCreight’s commentary is a well-organized approach to Paul’s letter, utilizing typology as the interpretive framework.
Book Review: Tiny Tin House
By: Caylie Cox | June 3, 2025
The novel Tiny Tin House follows Meryn Flint, a teenage girl navigating a dystopian society based on distorted scripture. Is there a better life for her?
Book Review: Eve, Where are You? Confronting Toxic Practices Against the Advancement of Women
By: Jonathan Schut | May 29, 2025
In Eve, Where are You? Nicole Davis shares how churches can advance women using a unique framework of conflict theory, mediation, and coaching.