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Bold Girls Speak: Girls of the Bible Come Alive Today
By: Mary Stromer Hanson | June 25, 2014
Why are young women often not actively nurtured and encouraged in their church families and Christian education? Could it be that they need biblical models and mentors? Where do girls see themselves in the Bible? Hardly at all, as in the world at large, they find themselves overlooked.
Book Review: Felicity Dale's The Black Swan Effect
By: Pam Hogeweide | June 5, 2014
It is clear to many that the holy winds of change are gusting up around the globe as women break free from the grip of gender inequality. The Black Swan Effect is a prophetic collective of writers who are committed to helping the contemporary church discover the outrageous reality of the leadership and spiritual authority [...]
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.
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 [...]
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.
A Second Look at a Significant Book
By: Hugh McNally | February 12, 2014
In 1983 I bought and read Kari Torjesen Malcolm’s Women at the Crossroads: A Path beyond Feminism and Traditionalism. Thirty years later I decided to read it again. I was excited about what I learned and decided to share it with you.
Top 13 Egalitarian Resources of 2013 (Part 2)
By: Elizabeth Beyer | January 1, 2014
Yesterday, we looked at #13 – #6 on our top thirteen list of egalitarian resources in 2013. Today we look at the top five:
Book Review: Bold Girls Speak
By: Ruth Burton | January 1, 2014
This book is a wonderful collection of stories written for a young audience about girls in the Bible who dared to either speak up or work in difficult situations. The author has added beautiful fictional details to the stories so that the reader can imagine what life was like for these girls. She really gives [...]
Top 13 Egalitarian Resources of 2013 (Part 1)
By: Elizabeth Beyer | December 31, 2013
At CBE we take great care to review numerous books each year in order to provide you with the best new resources on biblical equality. As we reflected on the highlights of the past year, we wanted to bring you a list of what we consider to be the top thirteen resources in 2013.
Book Review: Getting Naked Later
By: Sara Robertson | December 5, 2013
She has excellent advice for those "shipwrecked on the Isle of Singleness," and uses positive possibilities to draw us back to the God who loves us. Hurley has found a way "not to spend her life waiting," but to spend herself.