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Habituation: Blindness to the Familiar
By: Susan Harris Howell | July 25, 2012
I sat in a sociology class listening to the professor talk about the discrimination women in other cultures experience, how they are often deprived of the same privileges as men at home and in the world of work. She spoke of gendered expectations that lead women and men down different paths toward different goals. She [...]
Mordecai, Esther and Mutual Submission
By: H. Edgar Hix | July 22, 2012
Synopsis of the situation: Mordecai, a Jew, is an important man, known to the leadership of the Medes and Persians. His cousin, Esther, whom he raised, is now queen of the Medes and Persians. Haman is a very high official who hates Mordecai and has set up a law so that Mordecai and his entire [...]
Transforming Our World of Faith: Attitudes About Sexual Harassment and Abuse
By: Esther Mombo | July 22, 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 [...]
Trinitarian Concept of Mutuality
By: Richard Howell | July 22, 2012
The Bible teaches equality and essential dignity of men and women of all ethnicities, ages, and classes, as all are created in the image and likeness of God. Since the church is called to be salt and light in the context in which we live, it is essential that the church recognizes and promotes the [...]
Wading the Waters of Marriage with Hope Amidst Socio-economic Challenges
By: Jenipha Wasonga | July 22, 2012
This recording examines the attitudes that negate God’s purpose for marriage often in the form of religious restriction on women in the home, church, and society. It then outlines the purpose, place, and sanctity of marriage, and shows how marriage relationships can be improved through mutual submission despite storms worsened by socio-economic situations.
How the Early Church Viewed Women
By: Philip B. Payne | July 22, 2012
This recording examines how early church leaders viewed women. It begins with Jesus Christ, moves to Paul, and highlights how various early church leaders’ insights into Paul’s teachings are helpful in guiding us to understand those statements as Paul intended them, namely as affirmations of women and their leadership roles in the church. Some church [...]
Historical and Cultural Contexts in the Women Ordination Debate
By: Philip Owasi | July 22, 2012
The ordination of women has been a contentious issue in the history of the church. For almost nineteen centuries, churches have debated whether women should hold leadership positions within the body of Christ. Despite what women have done in the history of the church, some churches have found it difficult to ordain women to the [...]
Christian Response to Gender Issues in Africa in the Era of HIV and AIDS
By: Esther Mombo | July 22, 2012
Some areas of sexual violence have been perpetuated by cultural practices like wife inheritance (a male relative inheriting his kinsman’s wife after he dies). While on the surface the church seemed to challenge cultural practices, this has not been the case with practices that have been sexual and which largely affect women. Wife inheritance and [...]
The Biblical Concept of New Man, New Woman, and New Life
By: Carrie A. Miles | July 22, 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 story [...]
Balancing a Gendered Worldview: Politics and Religion in Focus
By: David Kodia | July 22, 2012
In Kenya, many churches bar women from church leadership and some teach very strongly against women as religious leaders, hence men dominate church leadership. This is also manifested in the political arena, where women lack representation. This parallel suggests that barring women from leadership is not a biblical premise but a cultural one. This session [...]