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Women in Christianity: A Review
By: Ruth Hoppin | February 19, 2014
Women in Christianity by Hans Küng (Continuum, 2005) presents a panoramic view of women in the faith, from its inception in the time and ministry of Jesus to the modern era.
When Others Shuddered: Eight Women Who Refused to Give Up
By: Jamie Janosz | February 1, 2014
When Others Shuddered: Eight Women Who Refused to Give Up is the story of eight women called to serve God and who, in doing so, changed the world.
Our Heritage — Part 3
By: Liz Sykes | January 21, 2014
Ecclesiastes chapter 9 verse 10 says “Work hard at whatever you do” and the person featured in this post was perhaps the hardest working woman of her time. Amanda Smith was born into slavery in Maryland on January 23rd 1837 and her father, Samuel Berry worked tirelessly to free his children.
Our Heritage — Part 2
By: Liz Sykes | January 20, 2014
Women are as tough as nails when it comes to working for Christ as George Fox realised when he began the Quaker movement in the 1600s. From the beginning, he welcomed women preachers. His first convert was a well-to-do middle-aged mother named Elizabeth Hooton from Nottingham England. She soon became the Quakers’ first woman preacher.
Our Heritage — Part 1
By: Liz Sykes | January 17, 2014
Perhaps you have not heard of Nettie McCormick who in 1884 became a very wealthy widow who wanted to use her inheritance to further the work of the gospel.
Equating “Feminisms”
By: Allison Quient | December 1, 2013
This paper seeks to begin to correct the equation of biblical egalitarianism with liberal feminism by considering them on a foundational level—looking at where each locates its authority and how each understands the Bible’s authority.
Leadership of Women in Crete and Macedonia as a Model for the Church
By: Aída Besançon Spencer | October 31, 2013
A superficial glance at the New Testament in translation, combined with an expectation of a subordinate role for women, results in generalizations that Paul commands women not to teach or have authority (1 Tim 2:11–15), except in the case of older women teaching younger women how to be housewives (Titus 2:3–5), and women are not to teach in [...]
Why I Can No Longer Defend the Ministry of Women in the Church
By: Stephen R. Holmes | May 1, 2013
I have defended the ministry of women in the church in public for a while now, including on my blog. I don’t think I can do it any longer. Not because of any lack of calling or gifting in their ministry, but because of a lack in mine.
How the Early Church Viewed Women
By: Philip B. Payne | July 22, 2012
This recording examines how early church leaders viewed women. It begins with Jesus Christ, moves to Paul, and highlights how various early church leaders’ insights into Paul’s teachings are helpful in guiding us to understand those statements as Paul intended them, namely as affirmations of women and their leadership roles in the church. Some church [...]
Historical and Cultural Contexts in the Women Ordination Debate
By: Philip Owasi | July 22, 2012
The ordination of women has been a contentious issue in the history of the church. For almost nineteen centuries, churches have debated whether women should hold leadership positions within the body of Christ. Despite what women have done in the history of the church, some churches have found it difficult to ordain women to the [...]