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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
Is “Inclusive Language” Theologically Sound, Or Just This Year’s Fashion?
By: Eve MacMaster | October 31, 1995
The Church is on the defensive these days, attacked by feminists for her long history of condoning patriarchy. Much of the criticism is valid, and most denominations are working hard, as they did when accused of racism, to atone and amend for past and present sins of sexism.
The Legacy of Katherine Bushnell: A Hermeneutic for Women of Faith
By: Catherine Clark Kroeger | October 31, 1995
The most prominent voice declaring the Bible as liberating of women was raised by Katherine Bushnell, a crusader against the forced prostitution of women, and also world evangelist for the WCTU’s Department of Social Purity. Insisting that the Bible fully upheld the rights and integrity of women, Bushnell stated that she and her followers [...]
Book Review: What's Right With Feminism
By: Gretchen Gaebelein Hull | October 31, 1995
As Christian women confront the complex (and often negative) baggage carried by the word "feminist" today, these women can often feel ill-equipped to sort out the many social and theological issues regarding women's roles.
The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind
By: Mark Noll | October 19, 1995
"The scandal of the evangelical mind is that there is not much of an evangelical mind." So begins this award-winning intellectual history and critique of the evangelical movement by one of evangelicalism's most respected historians.
Women in the Church: A Fresh Analysis of 1 Timothy 2:9-15
By: Andreas J. Kostenberger, Thomas R. Schreiner, H. Scott Baldwin | October 1, 1995
This series of essays argues that "1 Timothy 2:9-15 prohibits women from teaching or exercising authority over men in the church" (9).
Go Ahead! Prove That You Can!
By: Jill Rasmussen | July 31, 1995
I had an experience that was even more invigorating in a local Protestant church whose policy prohibits women from teaching males of junior high age or older except under male supervision. Furthermore, all teachers are subject to the board of elders, which is strictly composed of married men. Let me tell you (1) why such [...]
Empowered to Serve
By: Gretchen Gaebelein Hull | July 31, 1995
At first glance, being empowered to serve appears to be an obvious and familiar concept to many people. The thinking is: Of course we Christians are called to serve God first and then to serve our fellow human beings, and obviously if God calls us to do something God will give us the power to [...]
From My Point of View
By: Alma Bailey Westberg | July 31, 1995
The early American colonist William Penn made this wise statement regarding the freedom of a person’s relationship with God: “Men must be ruled by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.” I heartily agree with Penn, especially if by the word “men” he means mankind. I might rephrase it thusly, “Women in general [...]