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Book Review: Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle's Vison for Men and Women in Christ
By: Nicholas Quient | April 30, 2017
In summation, Westfall’s book does not offer the church merely an egalitarian reading of a few isolated texts. Instead, she paints a broad and coherent mosaic that will force complementarians to grapple not only with her judicious exegesis of the relevant texts, but also with the reality that the totality of Paul’s theology [...]
Book Review: CEB Women's Bible
By: Lindsay Hardin Freeman | March 16, 2017
In the new Common English Women’s Bible . . . Seminary professors, pastors, congregational leaders, and several novelists all contribute, successfully, to the goal of helping Bible women be more accessible in Scripture . . and indeed those Bible women light up the text. In dozens of character sketches, sidebars, and reflections . . . the writers help set each woman in [...]
Book Review: Wealth in Ancient Ephesus and the First Letter to Timothy: Fresh Insights from Ephesiaca by Xenophon of Ephesus
By: Lucy Peppiatt | February 24, 2017
Gary Hoag revisits the topic of wealth in the letter of 1 Timothy, asking whether the teachings found there are consistent or inconsistent with other teachings in the NT, or whether it might be a mixture of the two. Scholars are divided on this question. Hoag’s findings rest on cross-referencing the terms in 1 Timothy with [...]
Book Review: The Quest for Gender Equity in Leadership: Biblical Teachings on Gender Equity and Illustrations of Transformation in Africa
By: Heather Ann Martinez | February 7, 2017
When I first read the title of this book, I thought that it was not really possible . . . I did not expect to read an account of one woman’s journey to the priesthood in Kenya nor of her determination to influence change within the Anglican Church in Kenya. I almost wouldn’t call this a [...]
Why Christians Don't Always Trust Emotional Appeals for Justice
By: Maureen Farrell Garcia | January 30, 2017
Some Christians see logic as the only trustworthy and effective way to communicate and receive knowledge. Unfortunately, there is not enough space in one post to systematically present the origins of this idea. In general, though the topic is a complex one, we can trace this concept from Ancient Greece, which gained momentum during the [...]
Understanding the Link Between Theology and Abuse: A Defense of Ruth Tucker's Black and White Bible, Black and Blue Wife
By: Maureen Farrell Garcia | January 30, 2017
If you haven’t yet read Ruth Tucker’s book, Black and White Bible, Black and Blue Wife, you should. Full disclosure: I have been reading her work for a few decades. Her work challenged me to reconsider what it meant to be created in God’s image as a female.
Book Review: If Eve Only Knew: Freeing Yourself from Biblical Womanhood & Becoming All God Means for You to Be
By: Shirley Taylor | January 10, 2017
If Eve only knew how her desire for wisdom would be distorted and misused down through the centuries! We know, of course, how women have had to fight for any measure of equality in both the church and the home. But what many do not know about is the powerful religious machine that is keeping [...]
Book Review: Underdogs and Outsiders: Women of Advent
By: Scott Lencke | December 16, 2016
I recently finished a new book that hit the shelves a few weeks back. It’s entitled Underdogs and Outsiders, written by my good friend, Tom Fuerst. Though the main title may catch one off guard—noting it’s a study particularly written for the Advent season—it actually highlights the exact thrust of the [...]
Does Male-Headship Theology Dehumanize Women?: Part 2
By: Leah Ross | November 1, 2016
There is an ongoing debate in the church around the role and nature of women. Two groups aim to answer this question, each very differently: complementarians and egalitarians.
Book Review: Scars Across Humanity: Understanding and Overcoming Violence Against Women
By: Kevin Giles | October 31, 2016
I have read nothing quite like Elaine Storkey’s book, Scars Across Humanity. It tells the story of violence against women in today’s world. The book is very well researched and accessible; moreover, it is spine-chilling.