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The Legacy of Katherine Bushnell, T.L. and Daisy Washburn-Osborn
By: Michael Valcarcel | May 21, 2014
The man's wife didn't sit down after her few words of greeting, an action typical among evangelicals and Pentecostals. She was speaking as one having authority, just as he was. After they finished, the pastor thanked Brother T.L. Osborn, and his wife, Sister Daisy, for preaching.
The Bait & Switch of Complementarians
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | May 15, 2014
Though Piper endorses female education, he denies them equal authority because they are female and this places them at great risk, in any corner of the world! To be equal in education but unequal in service is a bait and switch which egalitarians reject as unbiblical.
Identity Crisis: Man Up
By: Anthony Bankes | May 14, 2014
Don't tell me to man up. You can tell me to step up, or buck up, or cheer up, but don't you dare tell me to man up. And here's why.
Peering under Our Collective Burqa
By: Emily Nielsen Jones | May 7, 2014
Regardless of one's religious affiliation, it can be a useful exercise to reflect on the combined influence of religion on the collective status of girls and women in our world. While each tradition is unique, many spring from the same patriarchal soil of the ancient world and bear some similar dynamics and contradictions as they [...]
The Cross and Gendercide: A Theological Response to Global Violence Against Women and Girls
By: Elizabeth Gerhardt | May 7, 2014
hile many Christians are addressing this crisis through education, advocacy and philanthropic support, there has been a reluctance to name gendercide as a theological and confessional issue, a matter that strikes at the very essence of the Christian faith. In The Cross and Gendercide, Elizabeth Gerhardt draws on Luther's "theology of the cross" to provide [...]
Some More Remarks on Submission (Compliments of Phil Payne)
By: Paul Adams | May 7, 2014
The last half of Philip B. Payne’s book Man and Woman, One in Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Paul’s Letters begins an exegesis of Paul’s later writings in Ephesians, Colossians, and 1 Timothy and deals with some of the most contentious passages dividing the Church over the role of women.
The Hunger Games and the Gender Debate
By: Gail Wallace | May 3, 2014
I am a big fan of The Hunger Games series, and devoured each book in a matter of days after release. Recently I saw Catching Fire, the movie based on the second book in Suzanne Collins’ trilogy. There are many powerful moments in the film, but I thought one scene in particular had implications for [...]
Women's Socioeconomic Status and Religious Leadership in Asia Minor in the First Two Centuries C.E.
By: Katherine Bain | May 1, 2014
Moving beyond discussions of patriarchy and prescribed "women's roles" in the Roman world—discussions that have relied too much on elite literary sources, in her view—Katherine Bain explores what inscriptional data from Asia Minor can tell us about the actual socioeconomic status of women in the first and second centuries C.E.
Is It My Fault?: Hope and Healing for Those Suffering Domestic Violence
By: Lindsey Holcomb, Justin Holcomb | May 1, 2014
Is It My Fault? addresses the abysmal issue of domestic violence with the powerful and transforming biblical message of grace and redemption. It deals with this devastating problem and sin honestly and directly without hiding its prevalence today.
Book Review: The New Perspective on Mary and Martha
By: Judith A. Diehl | April 30, 2014
Mary Stromer Hanson’s recent publication is written for pastors, teachers, church leaders, and interested laypeople. It is particularly enlightening for Christian women and proves to be a valuable teaching tool as well as a call to ministry for women. As a teaching tool, Hanson’s book demonstrates that we must learn to use good [...]