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The Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy and Women in Leadership
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | November 2, 2023
The robust role of women in the forefront of American church history was curtailed by the complementarian position male scholars took in the fundamentalist-modernist controversy of the second half of the 20th century.

The Kandake: A Missing History
By: Heather Preston | November 2, 2023
The Kandake, queen of Ethiopia (Acts 8:27) may have played a more significant role in the spread of early Christianity to north Africa than history has acknowledged.

The Biblewomen of South India: A Professional Pathway to Dignity and Empowerment
By: Philip Malayil | November 2, 2023
The Biblewomen of colonial India formed the crucial bridge across the cultural and language divide between western missionaries and the Indian womenfolk.

“Let us not spend our time in trifling”: Susanna Wesley, a Mother to Her Sons
By: Patrick Oden | November 2, 2023
The letters of Susanna Wesley (1669-1742) show her unique influence in the formation of each of her three sons: Samuel, John, and Wesley.

Book Review: Voices Long Silenced: Women Biblical Interpreters through the Centuries
By: Kimberly Dickson | November 2, 2023
Overall, I give the book five stars, knowing it will be my go-to each time I write about or research a woman from our faith history.

Becoming Egalitarian: Reconciling Experience with Scripture
By: Israel Steinmetz | November 2, 2023
When a patriarchalist student learns from and is spiritually guided by women teachers and preachers, how does he reconcile his views of Scripture with his experience?

Women and Men Leading Together: “Call Her What She Is” with Maddie Cummings and Brooke Pland
By: Layla Van Gerpen, Rob Dixon, Maddie Cummings, Brooke Pland | October 27, 2023
In this episode, Layla and Rob sit down with InterVarsity colleagues Brooke Pland and Maddie Cummings to get a sense of Gen. Z’s perspective on women and men partnering together in ministry.

Video: Reclaiming the Bible from Hierarchy: Egalitarianism and Biblical Authority
By: Alan Myatt | October 26, 2023
This session will discuss the Bible as the foundation for the full equality of women; rather, it is the doctrine of female subordination that discredits the authority of Scripture in the life of the church.

The First Woman Who Preached to You
By: Alison Gerber | October 26, 2023
Who was the first woman who preached to you? Think back. Further back. There must have been someone.

Book Review: We Too: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis
By: Shirley Fessel | October 12, 2023
Mary DeMuth, delves into the church's often inadequate response to abuse survivors in WeToo: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis. Her book sheds light on the church's complex history of moral failings and offers insights on breaking the cycle of corruption. In We Too readers can learn the scope of [...]