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The Nashville Statement: A Critical Review
By: Jamin Hübner | January 30, 2019
With the publication of the Nashville Statement, the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood sought to set out the Christian stance on human identity. This article offers an analysis to shine a brighter light on this controversial topic.
The Nashville Statement: A Critical Review
By: Jamin Hübner | January 28, 2019
Jamin Hübner offers a detailed analysis of the "Nashville Statement" in hopes of shining a brighter light on the controversial document which addressed human identity, transgenderism, homosexuality, and other related topics. Hübner frames the debate, systematically examines the Statement itself, and concludes with final reflections.
Jesus' Vision for Masculinity: The (Actual) Best A Man Can Get
By: Rob Dixon | January 23, 2019
By now, you’ve probably seen Gillette’s “We Believe: The Best Men Can Be” ad. Launched last week online, the ad depicts several examples of toxic masculinity, including bullying, harassment, mansplaining, and the notion that “boys will be boys.
Hundreds of Abuse Allegations in Baptist Churches: What Now?
By: Gricel Medina | December 12, 2018
Last week, the Star-Telegram uncovered at least 412 allegations of sexual misconduct in 187 independent fundamental Baptist churches and affiliated institutions, across forty US states and Canada. According to the Texas-based paper, these churches covered up widespread abuse.
“Acknowledge Those Who Work Hard among You”: The Absence of Women’s Work in Complementarian Seminary Curricula
By: Chesna Hinkley | October 24, 2018
A study of curricula across 15 evangelical seminaries and of material from the Evangelical Theological Society reveals an almost total absence of women's history, meaning male leaders can rise to high levels while never being exposed to the countless ways women have impacted history and theology.
Let's Stop Telling Our Girls That Beauty Can Redeem the Beast
By: Tina Osterhouse | August 22, 2018
How should we deal with the Beauty and the Beast motif in our culture? Particularly, how do we deal with this motif in the era of #MeToo and #ChurchToo?
After the Report on Clergy Abuse in Pennsylvania, How Should We Pray?
By: Rachel Asproth | August 21, 2018
A brutal grand jury report on clergy abuse of minors in Pennsylvania was published last week. It details a mass cover-up of sexual abuse of minors by more than three hundred priests in Pennsylvania, and outlines the procedures churches employed to protect predatory priests and conceal sexual abuse.
After Willow Creek: How Can Churches Make Women Feel Safe Again?
By: Kelly Ladd Bishop | August 9, 2018
After a sin like the mishandling of abuse allegations is made public, can a church heal? What is next for this church? After a betrayal on this level, how can women in the congregation feel safe? What steps must the church take towards healing?
How Did We Get Here?: Misogyny in the Church and World
By: Dorothy Greco | August 8, 2018
In order to create a new and better path, we must examine our deeply embedded patriarchal patterns and learn from them.
Tattoos, Debt, and Virginity: What Does the Bible Actually Say to Women?
By: Jill Lin | July 30, 2018
Does God prefer “debt-free virgins without tattoos”? A recent viral article claims that men do, and that women should avoid college, independence, career, and the world—lest they fall into debt and sexual failure and be unattractive to Christian men.