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Editor's Reflections | Autumn 2002
By: Carol R. Thiessen | October 31, 2002
I begin this note with a tribute to a gracious Christian gentleman who passed into God’s presence on June 20. I refer to Kenneth S. Kantzer, longtime dean and professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Deerfield, IL), former editor of Christianity Today magazine, and an unashamed egalitarian.
The Subjection of Women: A feminist appraisal of John Stuart Mill’s last work
By: Kamilla Ludwig | October 31, 2002
In reviewing Mill’s book The Subjection of Women, I wish to make three points and use them to build a partial case in support of feminism, using Mill’s social theory.
A Church in God's Image
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | September 5, 2002
What makes Christians peculiar is our radical inclusion. We are nearer our brothers and sisters in Christ than we are to our own kin, culture or race. Newness in Christ works against the human impulse to exclude those culturally different from us. On this point CBE is clear.
Signing Up for ‘South Central’: Why Our Family Chose a Traditional Church
By: Bradley Harris | September 5, 2002
Now we’ve found a Southern fundamentalist church. And yes, we’re staying. We’re full members who have signed the roll, joined the groups and made friends. We take the classes, know the names and bring fruit salad to share at Sunday school. Let’s call our church “South Central.”
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
By: Martha Thorson | September 5, 2002
Many people who believe in biblical equality find themselves in churches that don’t share their beliefs. How does one decide whether to stay and work for change, or leave to find a church with a similar interpretation of Scripture?
Crafting a Church Without Walls: Three Pastors Share How Their Churches Embraced Gender Equality, and What They Learned Along the Way
By: Lola Scobey | September 5, 2002
Whether it’s a church with about 85 members, one with 850 members, or one with around 8,000 members, three gift-based churches, as described by their pastors, practice a model of church life that is not typical, regardless of size.
When the Pews are Full of Porcupines
By: Joanne Nystrom Janssen | September 5, 2002
A church is like a group of cold porcupines, I once heard someone say: Each one needs the others’ heat to stay warm, but as they draw closer together, they run the risk of jabbing each other with their sharp quills. They are faced with a choice: freeze on their own, or forgive each other [...]
Book Review: Single Women: Challenge to the Church?
By: Valerie J. Nystrom | September 5, 2002
Intended for single women and the churches they attend, Single Women: Challenge to the Church? tackles the unique challenges faced by single, Christian women through the eyes of nearly 100 women who were surveyed and interviewed for the project.
The Trinity and Subordinationism: The Doctrine of God and the Contemporary Gender Debate
By: Kevin Giles | August 10, 2002
In this book Kevin Giles masterfully traces the historic understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity from the patristic age to our own times to help resolve this important question.
What Is Biblical Equality?
By: Alan G. Padgett | July 31, 2002
What is biblical equality? It is the belief that all people are equal before God and in Christ. All have equal responsibility to use their gifts and obey their calling to the glory of God. God freely calls believers to roles and ministries without regard to class, gender, or race.