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Book Review: Shattering Our Assumptions
By: Frances Hiebert | April 30, 1996
The purpose of the book is to give perspective on the rapidly changing and diverse roles for Christian women. It addresses both cultural stereotypes and traditional Christian assumptions. The authors, however, come to their subject from different vantage points.
Praying Hands
By: Evelyn Bence | January 31, 1996
At my bedroom door an unarmed guardstands statue-straight—a nightlightonce Christmas-wrapped in Mother's love.
From My Point of View: In Hope of Joy
By: Evelyn Bence | January 31, 1996
I foresee days when the gift of words will feel like a curse. On mornings when the labor is hard, I must remember to hold on to the hope of the joy. I must remember that I’m not alone. Annie Dillard reminded me of this: “At its best, the sensation of writing is [...]
A Christian Woman in Academe
By: Janel M. Curry-Roper | January 31, 1996
Perhaps some of you have heard or read of Luther’s theology on the Christian in the world and his idea of the dual kingdoms of church and state. I’ve come to believe that a Christian woman in academe is embedded in more than a duality of kingdoms, but a plurality.
"I've Got You Covered": The Cultural Background for Veiling Women
By: Craig Keener | January 31, 1996
The current teaching about a husband being his wife’s “covering” is so popular that some people are surprised to find that is actually is based on a shaky inference from I Corinthians 11:2-16, a passage which is talking about a woman literally covering her hair during Christian worship.
Betsey Stockton: Pioneer American Missionary
By: Eileen F. Moffitt | January 31, 1996
Born to a slave mother about 1798 in Princeton, New Jersey, Betsey Stockton was the first unmarried woman missionary ever sent by a North American mission agency beyond the borders of the United States. She went to the Sandwich Islands back in 1822, when James Monroe was president of this young Republic.
My Daughter a Preacher!?!
By: Leslie B. Flynn | January 1, 1996
A father's dilemma over his daughter's decision to enter the ministry and his search for a scriptural solution.
A Comparison And Contrast Of Womanist And Feminist Theology And Experience
By: Ruth Haley Barton | October 31, 1995
The most glaring difference between the theological quest of white women and black women is the fact that black women are dealing with three levels of oppression (racism, sexism, and classism) while the white women’s struggle with oppression can be one dimensional: fighting the Victorian model of the weak (even pampered) woman who can’ [...]
Imaging God: Another Evangelical Perspective
By: Kari Cunningham Ifland | October 31, 1995
Have you ever felt uncomfortable in a church service because of the overwhelming number of masculine references to God? Have you ever found yourself changing the words to a hymn as you sing in order to be more inclusive? Have you ever found yourself counting the number of times a masculine reference is spoken, prayed [...]
Language and Limitations
By: Virginia Hearn | October 31, 1995
In my writing I have generally used traditional “male” language for God: he, his, him. Although I do not regard God as a “Super Male in the Sky,” I grew up hearing and reading those male pronouns for God, and the use of them comes naturally to me