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St. Veronica
By: Andrea Lorenzo Molinari | April 29, 2014
When I was a child, the Stations of the Cross were a big part of my experiences of Holy Week at my home parish. I am a very visual person, so I remember well the stations that were on display. They were carved from a light-colored wood and rendered in a very realistic and striking [...]
Editor's Reflections | Spring 2014 (28.2)
By: William David Spencer | April 29, 2014
Is it difficult to take Priscilla Papers to the beach? Not exactly light summer reading? Maybe not, but this issue introduces you to an interesting collection of individuals, any of whose stories would make some novels pale in comparison. Each in her or his own way, some intentionally, and some not, has made [...]
They Had Followed Him from Galilee: The Female Disciples
By: Angela Ravin-Anderson | April 29, 2014
Because Jesus provided no explicit teaching with regard to the roles of women in ministry, his position on the topic can best be ascertained by observing his actions and listening to his words as he interacts with the women in his world.
Selfishness One Degree Removed
By: Kristin Kobes Du Mez | April 29, 2014
M. Madeline Southard (1877–1967) is known among Methodists today for her pioneering work for ecclesiastical rights for women, particularly for the pivotal role she played in the 1920s in opening up ordination to women in the Methodist Church.1 Among religious historians, she is known for founding the International Association of Women Ministers (IAWM) in 1919, an [...]
My Hands and my Head as Well
By: Deborah J. Shore | April 29, 2014
Forefoot, arch, then ball are held steamy in the moist cloth, held with both hands by a woman in Oregon caring for a homeless man, now shaved and fed.
Duke Ellington and Biblical Equality
By: Douglas Groothuis | April 29, 2014
Instead of giving yet another argument, let us consider the matter of strategy. I am both a jazz lover and evangelical egalitarian. As I was preparing a talk to the Denver chapter of Christians for Biblical Equality, it came to me that the approach to race taken by composer, big-band leader, and pianist Edward Kennedy “ [...]
Louisa Woosley
By: Tim Lee | April 26, 2014
Louisa Woosley was the first Presbyterian woman to be ordained. Woosley’s life coincided with a time of increasing participation by female leadership in the Cumberland Presbyterian (CP) Church, the denomination to which she belonged.1 During the late 1800s, women in CP churches were serving as teachers and officers in the Sunday schools and [...]
Jesus Invites A Woman to Correct His Disciples’ Attitude of Hierarchy
By: Cheri Williams | April 26, 2014
In Matt. 15: 21–28, what is Jesus doing? What is the purpose of his engagement with the Canaanite woman?
The Scroll Links Up 4/25/14
By: Naomi Krueger | April 25, 2014
Happy Easter! Christ is Risen! Enjoy these posts from around the web about biblical gender equality, and add your own in the comments below!
The Resurrection of Christ: Its Significance for the Church and the World
By: Francis H. Geis | April 23, 2014
Lenten season is a time of soul-searching, of repentance and of preparation for the celebration of Christ's resurrection on Easter Sunday. Does the resurrection really make any difference when reconciliation—among the nations, among the church, between genders—seems so impossible?