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New Testament Limits of Authority and Hierarchical Power
By: Del Birkey | July 31, 2001
There are six evident restrictions on authority that Christ the Head authorized and that apostolic missionaries set in motion in the New Testament house churches. These biblical boundaries of authority (exousia) unveil the extent to which complementarians practice masculine domination among God’s people.
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.
Biblical Equality in the Moravian Church
By: Peter Vogt | July 31, 2001
One aspect in the life of the eighteenth-century Moravian Church has gone almost unnoticed, even among modern Moravians: the fact that women shared many of the pastoral responsibilities within the church, wrote spiritual autobiographies, received ordination, and even engaged in preaching
Editor's Reflections | Summer 2001
By: Carol R. Thiessen | July 31, 2001
Do you enjoy history? If so, you will have a particular interest in this issue.
The Woman Beside the Man: Sarah’s Place in God’s Plan
By: Dan Gentry Kent | July 31, 2001
In the vital story of God’s establishing his covenant with Abraham, we may think that Sarah played an almost passive role. She was the woman behind the man. However, at times Scripture gives Sarah a much more prominent place than we usually realize.
Book Review: How Religious Women View Feminism: God Gave Us the Right
By: Rebecca Merrill Groothuis | June 30, 2001
In this carefully done ethnographic study, religion professor Christel Manning offers an intriguing assessment of the lives and beliefs of women in conservative religious traditions today. Manning surveys and assesses responses to feminist social values and the secular feminist movement by women in an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, a charismatic evangelical church, and a Catholic parish [...]
Slaves, Women & Homosexuals: Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural Analysis
By: William J. Webb | June 28, 2001
In Slaves, Women & Homosexuals, William J. Webb tackles some of the most complex and controversial issues that have challenged the Christian church—and still do. He leads you through the maze of interpretation that has historically surrounded understanding of slaves, women, and homosexuals. By the conclusion, Webb has introduced and developed a "redemptive hermeneutic" that [...]
Q&A: Does the Bible Allow Women to Have Authority Over Men?
By: Alvera Mickelsen | June 6, 2001
QUESTION: I have no problem with Galatians 3:28 or with equality concerning salvation and spiritual gifts. I do have a problem with headship. Can you please tell me where any of the writers of the New Testament gave women the OK to be in authority over men?
When the Shoe Was on the Other Foot
By: Dan Gentry Kent | June 6, 2001
As a male, I recently had an experience that involved gender stereotyping, from which I learned a lot. For one thing, I learned a bit about how my sisters have so often felt. There was a meeting in a major Southern city to plan for a large women’s conference. There were 62 women in [...]
Women in Marriage & Ministry
By: Wendy Francisco | June 6, 2001
The widespread misunderstandings and mistranslations resulting in gender hierarchy are damaging to people, marriages and the body of Christ. I am going to start by diving into the most famous (or infamous) passage on marriage in Ephesians Chapter 5. It’s amazing to discover what this passage really says!