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Is it “All Greek” to the Church?
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | June 5, 2010
How ancient Greek philosophy has influenced the church’s teaching on gender
House Churches
By: Kevin Giles | April 30, 2010
It is agreed by virtually all New Testament scholars today that, for at least two hundred years, most Christians met in private homes. The local church, the congregation to which the early Christians belonged, was a gathering in a home.
Scripture Changes Lives!
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | August 26, 2009
As God prompts the Church to examine the biblical texts anew, the Spirit works within Scripture, (as Gordon D. Fee points out) leading us, sometimes kicking and screaming to a better understanding of God’s purpose for the church.
The Aggressive Christianity of Catherine Mumford Booth
By: Mary Agnes Maddox | July 30, 2008
The American holiness movement of the mid-nineteenth century provided a fertile seedbed for women preachers responding to the Spirit’s prompting. One such woman became the mother of a whole army of daughters, following their heroine into battle for the Lord. It was Catherine Mumford Booth (1829–1890), cofounder with her husband of The Salvation [...]
Catherine Booth, The Salvation Army, and the Purity Crusade of 1885
By: Roger J. Green | July 30, 2008
As the numbers of converts grew, William and Catherine Booth organized that mission into an Army—a Salvation Army, taking advantage of the military imagery so common in nineteenth-century England with all the pageantry that such imagery afforded. The Army grew rapidly in Great Britain, and its ministers (officers) and laypersons ( [...]
The Power of 'Even If'
By: Jason Eden | June 5, 2008
A historian finds surprising evidence for biblical equality in traditional translations of Scripture.
A Dirty Word or Good News?
By: Liz Mosbo VerHage | December 5, 2007
I later learned that common conceptions of ‘evangelical’ were shaped by memories of fire and brimstone pre-millennial tent revivals, or perpetuated by negative caricatures of tele-evangelists or mega-church sales gimmicks asking for money.
Ontology, Gender, and Women's Authority in the Church: Noticing the Particulars
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | September 1, 2007
In this lecture, Hadadd asks: what does the church imply about women's ontology. She explains the three most common views about women, ontology, and authority in the church today before explaining the meaning of ontology. Finally, she traces the church's view of women, ontology, and authority throughout the years, from the early church to the 1900 [...]
The Eternal Subordination of the Son and the Permanent Subordination of Women
By: Kevin Giles | September 1, 2007
Ignorance of the doctrine of the Trinity is endemic in the church. Karl Barth initiated a change, at least for theologians. Now theologians agree that the doctrine of the Trinity is the foundational Christian doctrine. We Christians on the basis of Scripture believe that God is one yet three co-equal "persons" (not individuals). Moreover, the [...]
Gender and Justice in the New Testament
By: Alan F. Johnson | September 1, 2007
This lecture begins with the identification of the topics of gender and justice. Johnson then examines the challenge of looking at justice issues in ancient societies from the contemporary perspective.