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When Women Police Themselves, The Church Suffers
By: Rachel Asproth | May 11, 2016
I’ve seen you do it a thousand times. You speak, but you hedge, qualify, and apologize for your words. You backtrack. You surrender. You question your experience and viciously undermine the truth you speak. You tread softy and sit small. And who can blame you?
4 Sexist Myths That The Church Should Reject
By: Rachel Asproth | May 11, 2016
We’ve all heard them. Stupid jokes and thoughtless comments. Sexist sayings and caricatures. From the pulpit, at the altar, in school, from boyfriends, girlfriends, teachers, parents, and friends. People pass off myths as facts and case-by-case examples as universal truth. Women are like this and men are like that. Women are obnoxious. Men are [...]
3 Risks Men Take When Embracing Gender Equality
By: Ashley Easter | February 29, 2016
There’s a lot of excellent reading material on the benefits of egalitarianism, but I believe that it’s also important to be upfront and honest about the potential risks of equality, particularly for men. When considering a transition from patriarchy/complementarianism to egalitarianism, men should be aware of the consequences of this [...]
The Child Bride Epidemic: Tradition and Patriarchy
By: Aliyah Jacobs | February 24, 2016
Ukuthwalwa. Girls as young as fourteen are being forced to marry men double their age. In some cases, men as old as fifty-five take these virgin girls as their brides. These daughters are abducted and forced to marry a stranger, and then they are raped.
The Invisible Knapsack of Male Privilege In the Church
By: Rachel Asproth | February 8, 2016
I’ve decided to create a list of the daily effects of male privilege in the context of the church and Christian community, or the knapsack (backpack) of male privilege.
Decommissioning Broken Bowls
By: Jerri Dyer | January 24, 2016
Patriarchy is an earthly system that oppresses, limits, and silences women. The church has been complicit in the oppression of women for much of history. It is time for patriarchy to go.
Chivalry, Agency, and Selfless Service
By: Rachel Asproth | January 19, 2016
If men root their behavior toward others in a gendered, earthly code like chivalry, I believe that they miss the radical scope of Jesus’ call to selfless service and love.
Top 10 Posts of 2015
By: Rachel Asproth | December 28, 2015
This year on the CBE Scroll, our writers and readers did just that: brought light into forgotten places, blew dust off aged parchment, and awakened new fervor in the Christian community for justice and change. As the CBE Scroll editor, it has been my immense privilege to walk alongside profound minds [...]
Why The End of China's One-Child Policy Matters
By: Aliyah Jacobs | December 14, 2015
From China to South Africa, to the US, and everywhere in between, patriarchy has roots. We are called to fight it on every front. The idea that men matter more than women is a gross denial of the truth of Christ. Jesus valued women enough to lay down his perfect life for them.
A God Who Loves Men and Tolerates Women
By: Rachel Asproth | December 7, 2015
I have always believed in God. But I didn’t always believe that God loved me. Patriarchal theology gave me no reason to think that I mattered like men mattered. For much of my life, I felt like I was standing on the very edge of the body of Christ, just waiting to be pushed [...]