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Biblical Concept Of New Man, New Woman, New Life
By: Carrie A. Miles | August 1, 2012
The Bible presents a three-part story of human relationship with God and with each other. This story reveals that both man and woman were created equally in the image of God to fulfill an ideal—a “one flesh,” “naked and not ashamed” relationship. That was the crowning act of creation. The second part of the [...]
Transforming Our World of Faith: Attitudes About Sexual Harassment and Abuse
By: Esther Mombo | August 1, 2012
The church in Africa has not been able to name and shame sexual harassment and abuse in society in general or in Christian families specifically. The silence has led to untold misery for sexual harassment survivors. In order for the church to remain credible in society, it must name and challenge sexual harassment, and must [...]
Why Gender Hierarchy is at Odds with Christian Faith and How it Leads to Abuse
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | August 1, 2012
Too often the patriarchy of Bible culture has been confused with the moral teachings of Scripture. This workshop will explore how Christians working to end slavery challenged power, dominance, and self-interest in interpreting Scripture so that the church might become more effective agents of reconciliation in the world. What might egalitarians today learn from the [...]
Prisca and Aquila
By: William David Spencer | July 31, 2012
Jewels come in unexpected settings. Take Corinth in ancient Greece: more rock than mineral. Rocks piled into rude temples to designer gods. Rocks hewn out with curved grooves where heads were laid so necks could be severed. Rocks scattered down, a Roman highway to bring in refugees from across the world. Rocks propped up for [...]
A Historian Looks at 1 Timothy 2:11-14
By: J. G. Brown | July 31, 2012
For today’s “traditionalists,” 1 Timothy 2 mandates the subordination of women to men in the church because the headship/submission principle is grounded in the created order, an order that Christianity redeems, but does not alter. Today’s traditionalists/male hierarchists also claim to be upholding the historic interpretation of this passage. New research on early [...]
Does the New Testament Name Only Men as Local Church Officers?
By: Philip B. Payne | July 31, 2012
Even if the New Testament identified by name many men and no women as local church officers—in particular, elders, overseers, or pastors—this would not logically exclude women from local church leadership. After all, the New Testament does not name any Gentile men with those titles either. Does this exclude them from those leadership [...]
Editor's Reflections | Summer 2012 (26.3)
By: William David Spencer | July 31, 2012
“Skip a meal, if you must, but buy this book!” That was the professorial exhortation eager students would take to heart when I was in seminary. In those days before personal computers and the various BibleWorks-type programs, the most precious of such must-buy books were the reference books.
The Orthodox Doctrine of the Trinity
By: Kevin Giles | July 31, 2012
The doctrine of the Trinity is the primary doctrine of the Christian faith. It expresses our distinctive Christian understanding of God. Sadly, many contemporary evangelicals are inadequately informed on this doctrine, and the evangelical community is deeply and painfully divided on this matter. In seeking to promote unity among evangelicals by establishing what is to [...]
Book Review: Why I Stayed: The Choices I Made in My Darkest Hour
By: Arbutus Sider | July 31, 2012
Gayle Haggard's Why I Stayed is a spellbinding book. My reflections, as I read it, revolved around three separate but related themes—marriage, mutuality, and "healing through meeting." We all see the stories others tell about their lives through the prism of our own.
Book Review: Caroline Simon's Bringing Sex into Focus: The Quest for Sexual Integrity
By: Megan K. DeFranza | July 31, 2012
Is it possible to see clearly in the midst of sexual confusion today? Caroline Simon believes it is, provided we take the trouble to submit ourselves for regular vision tests along the way. A valuable addition to any undergraduate course on human sexuality or sexual ethics, Bringing Sex into Focus offers tools and skills for [...]