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Sarah Grimké
By: Pamela R. Durso | December 5, 2007
Sarah’s contributions as an abolitionist and defender of women’s rights are remarkable given her personal background.
Women Interpreters of the Bible
By: Marion Taylor, Heather E. Weir | December 5, 2007
Sarah Trimmer (1741–1810), Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896), and Elizabeth Baxter (1837–1926) are three foremothers of faith who have left us an extensive legacy of published works.
An Irrepressible Legacy
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | December 5, 2007
One of the most important contributors to the biblical basis for women’s ministry was Katharine Bushnell (1856–1946), who wrote perhaps the most extensive biblical treatment of gender ever published.
Sent to Preach the Gospel
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | September 5, 2007
Even a shallow glance at church history shows that God pours his Spirit out on men and women alike, equipping them as missionaries, prophets, apostles, teachers, and evangelists.
Ontology, Gender, and Women's Authority in the Church: Noticing the Particulars
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | September 1, 2007
In this lecture, Hadadd asks: what does the church imply about women's ontology. She explains the three most common views about women, ontology, and authority in the church today before explaining the meaning of ontology. Finally, she traces the church's view of women, ontology, and authority throughout the years, from the early church to the 1900 [...]
A Forgotten Pioneer: Julia Kavanaugh's Women of Christianity
By: James Smith III | September 1, 2007
Julia Kavanaugh, an Irish Roman Catholic, was a Victorian novelist and biographer. Her book "Women of Christianity" offers the earliest survey of women’s lives in the Christian tradition. This text refutes the frequent charge of trendiness of egalitarianism, as it was written 150 years ago. It confronts male-dominated history (“great events, dazzling actions”) as pagan [...]
Recovering History: Antebellum Evangelical Feminist Voices in Condemnation of Slavery
By: Kent A. Eaton | September 1, 2007
Seeking Justice and Loving Mercy: Gender and Equality in the Bible and our Culture
The World of the Early Church: Insights and Misconceptions
By: Christopher Hall | September 1, 2007
Seeking Justice and Loving Mercy: Gender and Equality in the Bible and our Culture
Women's Care in Relation
By: Helen LaKelly Hunt | March 5, 2007
We can follow these examples of radical acts of loving by making small choices each day: recognizing someone else’s pain before yelling at them for being too needy; giving someone the benefit of the doubt before jumping to conclusions; forgiving someone who has disappointed us.
Men and Women Ministering Together
By: Robyn Claydon, David Claydon | March 1, 2007
Men and Women Ministering Together