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Why I Am Enrolled in Seminary Rather Than...
By: Mary Stromer Hanson | July 30, 2010
Why am I here and not there? I am HERE because I have been THERE.
Creating a Culture of Equality as Witness to the Truth
By: David C. Cramer | July 30, 2010
I have a confession to make: I am as convinced of egalitarian practices in the church and home as they come. However, I have another confession that is perhaps more startling for us Christians for Biblical Equality:1 I believe that it is quite possible—indeed, quite likely—that the raw biblical material [...]
Gender Relations and the Biblical Drama
By: Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen | July 30, 2010
How should Christians approach gender studies from a view that is both psychologically and biblically informed? Let me explain some principles I have taken, mostly from the broadly Reformed theological tradition, about the appropriate use of Scripture as a whole, in the context of which I will try to show—in a selective fashion—how [...]
On Developing a Consistent Hermeneutical Approach to the Application of General Scriptures
By: Cynthia Long Westfall | July 30, 2010
The passage on spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians reflects the Holy Spirit’s primary role in the distribution of the gifts. However, the evangelical church has had a dominant hermeneutical approach where a certain interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:12 takes priority over the distribution of gifts by the Holy Spirit. This interpretation is treated as an a [...]
Asking the Wrong Questions
By: Jeff Miller | July 30, 2010
Interpretation is a complex adventure. The reader compounds this complexity, in part by asking (and not asking) certain questions. Such questions guide and sometimes limit or even obstruct the interpretive process. Interpreters have tended to ask certain specific questions concerning Paul’s words about women. This article examines two such questions and finds them wanting.
Editor's Reflections | Summer 2010 (24.3)
By: William David Spencer | July 30, 2010
Many decades ago, while I was still a young and brash student, I happened to read about a book being assembled analyzing a variety of interpretive approaches to literature. With all the gall of a neophyte, I contacted the editors, pointed out they were missing a chapter on “Christian interpretation,” suggested I could supply that [...]
No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Addiction
July 30, 2010
Written by a counselor who understands the condition from the inside out, No Stones offers practical help for those battling sexual addiction.
Crowns Off
By: Laura Robinson | July 28, 2010
The word “princess” seems to be taking over Christian pop culture and women’s ministry in the days since the Captivatingcraze. Every fall when I go to women’s retreats, I usually have to set aside a junk drawer just for the storage of plastic crowns that I receive, until I can donate them to [...]
Feminization of the Church (Part 2)
By: Lisa Baumert | July 21, 2010
When you think of Jesus, who do you imagine? Does an image of a kind, blonde-haired young man in a white robe surrounded by little children come to mind? Do you view Jesus as a tough, commanding, radical who spoke truth to power? Has your vision of Jesus, like mine, been shaped by the soft-focused [...]
Womanhood and Manhood as Human Constructs
By: Liz Sykes | July 17, 2010
There's no denying that God created humans male and female. Everyone would agree on that fact. However, any instructions to God's people in the Old Testament and Jesus' disciples in the New Testament are pertaining to how to relate to God and each other. The ten commandments embrace all of the experiences of life at [...]