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15 Books for Seekers and New Egalitarians

By: CBE International | September 19, 2018

Are you new to egalitarianism or rethinking your assumptions and beliefs about gender roles, authority, feminism, and the Bible? Or do you know someone who is open to reexamining these issues?

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Excerpts from The Feminist Bogeywoman

By: Rebecca Merrill Groothuis | October 20, 2017

Excerpts from the booklet, The Feminist Bogeywoman, written by Rebecca Merrill Groothuis and published in 1995 by Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group. It is used here by permission. 

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Biblically Side by Side, Session 1

By: Janet George | July 31, 2017

Are husbands supposed to be the head of the home? Can women preach or pastor a church? Are spiritual gifts and callings different for men than women? Dozens of internationally renowned teachers and pastors address these questions clearly and reliably in a new seven-video series.

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5 Things Egalitarians Believe about Gender Differences

By: Tim Krueger | June 5, 2017

Egalitarians believe the Bible promotes two senses of equality: equality of nature and equality of opportunity. Neither requires or even hints that women and men are or should be identical. Egalitarians don’t deny difference, we deny that difference is destiny.

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Text or Pretext: Loving Scripture, Living Egalitarian

By: J.W. Wartick | June 5, 2017

I was raised in something of a theological echo chamber where my complementarian convictions went undisputed. All diligent Bible readers would obviously conclude that men were to lead, and even more obviously, that women were not to be pastors. What could be simpler?

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A Guide to Cross-Centered Submission

By: Kelly Ladd Bishop | June 5, 2017

Christian egalitarians love biblical submission because it is part of God’s perfect will. It reflects the love of Christ. It uplifts and honors the gifts and calling of others.

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Why I'm a Christian First, a Feminist Second, and Both at the Same Time

By: Tami Zacharias | March 9, 2017

Recently, a friend asked me an unexpected question. “Do you identify first as a Christian or as a feminist?” I was surprised by but not unprepared for her question. I’d considered it before, and the answer is complicated. Stick with me here.

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3 Simple Egalitarian Principles for Reading the Bible

By: Leah Ross | February 7, 2017

We just saw the end of January, the month of fresh starts and new beginnings. For many Christians, it also marks the beginning of an attempt to read the Bible in its entirety, from Genesis to Revelation, in a year. In light of that, I’d like to cover a few basic egalitarian principles that [...]

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Biblical Gender Equality: A Summary

By: Philip B. Payne | January 1, 2017

In every corner of the world, religious teachings on gender and power have an enormous impact on human lives, especially those of girls and women. For this reason, Christians have a responsibility to accurately critique biblical teachings on gender. 

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5 False Assumptions About Egalitarians

By: Rachel Asproth | August 31, 2016

I’d like to correct some of the most common false assumptions about egalitarian theology. I hear these a lot, but they’re simply not true.

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