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Book Review: Her Story: Autobiographical Portraits of Early Methodist Women
By: Ruby Renz | October 31, 2003
Paul Wesley Chilcote has found a treasure trove of autobiographical literature written by Methodist women who lived from the early 1700s to the middle 1800s. Chilcote gives informative introductions to each woman’s writings, placing her in her historical context.
Unheralded and Unknown: Although Virtually Ignored, Women Played a Vital Role in Church History
By: Lorry Lutz | September 5, 2003
From the time of the early church, women have been actively serving Christ and holding respected positions of leadership, but church historians have virtually ignored them. Take a look at just a few key women across history.
Wild-Hearted Women: A Survey of Women Leaders of the Church
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | August 9, 2003
Wild-Hearted Women: A Survey of Women Leaders of the Church
Hymns to Celebrate Women of Faith
By: CBE International | October 31, 2002
Richard Sturch, a retired Anglican minister in England, has given us translations of two hymn texts by philosopher and theologian Peter Abelard, who wrote two hymn texts that acknowledge the giftedness and contributions of women of faith.
Book Review: Women of Influence: Women of Devotion Through the Centuries
By: Evelyn Bence | January 31, 2002
Forbes now is in secular academia, teaching rhetoric in writing, and she's turned her research attention to selected women who have unwittingly wielded a great deal of influence if not power, particularly in the twentieth century: devotional writers or compilers.
Like a River Glorious: Frances Ridley Havergal, 1836–78
By: Evelyn Bence | October 31, 2001
A prolific British hymn writer, Frances Ridley Havergal created poetic texts for the glory of God, but she also saw writing as her profession and livelihood.
Ordained Women of the Patristic Era
By: Darrell Pursiful | July 31, 2001
For some time, the advocates of an institutional, hierarchical, orderly, and preeminently masculine vision of the church have undoubtedly been the winners, and they have been permitted to frame the discussion.
Women Beyond the Cave
By: Melody Green | March 6, 2001
As women we should be encouraged. We may be soft on the outside, but we’re strong and mighty in spirit. We are God’s secret weapons and the enemy knows it. He takes us seriously, even when others don’t. The enemy’s strategy has been to keep us quiet and in hiding. But [...]
Book Review: A Hero from Yesterday: Phoebe Palmer's The Promise of the Father
By: Martha Berg | October 31, 2000
Palmer's underlying thesis is that the promise of the Father to pour out his Spirit on all flesh, male and female, and that sons and daughters would prophesy, relates to the role of women in the church today.
Jessie Penn-Lewis: Revival and God's Word on Women
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | April 30, 1999
Preaching throughout Great Britain, Scandinavia, India, Russia, and North America, Jessie Penn-Lewis taught the Bible’s affirmation of women in public ministry. Penn-Lewis believed the movement of the Holy Spirit, poured out on women and men throughout history, is always in harmony with Scripture. A prolific writer, Penn-Lewis wrote more than thirty books; many were [...]