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God Always Surprises Me
By: Rebekah C. DeVore | December 5, 2012
For most of my life, I thought I was biblically accurate in believing that men and women were made completely different and were meant by God to have different roles. This was especially true within relationships and families.
When Marriage Isn't Mutual
By: Morven R. Baker | June 5, 2012
The Browns’ church held strongly to the view that “women should be silent” (1 Cor. 14:34), and that all leadership in the church should be male. The congregation was taught that God was male, as Jesus called him “Father” (John 10:30). And, for the first years of their marriage, Norma obediently adhered to the teachings of her church [...]
How I Changed My Mind: An ETS Panel Discussion (Part 2)
By: Alan F. Johnson | December 8, 2010
In the final panel discussion, each author reflected briefly on how the pain and suffering that many women feel when their gifts and callings are muzzled can legitimately lead to correcting our reading and/or application of Scripture.
A Long Walk on the Beach
By: Anthony Parrott | December 5, 2010
This simple discovery—that the “biblical” phrase “man is the head of the household” wasn’t biblical at all—was enough to cause me to question most everything I had assumed I knew about the Bible.
How I Changed My Mind: An ETS Panel Discussion (Part 1)
By: Alan F. Johnson | December 1, 2010
We had a wonderful opportunity at the 2010 Evangelical Theological Society meeting, held in Atlanta, to present some of the stories found in How I Changed My Mind About Women in Leadership.
Not So Different?
By: Rosie Ward | December 5, 2009
When it comes to leadership, the assumptions we make and the stereotypes we unwittingly fail to challenge can have much more far-reaching consequences.
What Makes a Marriage Work
By: William David Spencer, Aída Besançon Spencer | July 26, 2009
The goal of this workshop is to explore ideas to strengthen marriages by examining together biblical, attitudinal, and practical suggestions. All are welcomed to attend, whether married, engaged, or single.
The Inheritance of Job's Daughters and its Implications for Modern Gender Relations
By: Sara Lynn Wilhelm | September 1, 2007
Seeking Justice and Loving Mercy: Gender and Equality in the Bible and our Culture
Equality and Justice in Marriage: Oxymoron or a Biblical Ideal
By: Lidija Novakovic | September 1, 2007
In this lecture, Novakovic asks: is marriage a category "beyond justice?" She examines the biblical foundation of marriage in the Old Testament before looking at New Testament verses about equality and justice. Finally, she examines the relationship between affection and justice in modern marriages.