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Who is Sophia?
By: Tina Ostrander | April 30, 1994
In the search for a more inclusive understanding of God, the feminine “Sophia” has for many persons become a bridge between traditional Christianity and feminist concerns. So we ask: Who is Sophia, and where did she come from? Is she the long-awaited answer to this search?
The Historical, Social, and Religious Context of American Baptist Women in El Salvador
By: Kathleen Hayes | January 31, 1994
Through rereading Scripture, studying for the ministry, and entering into greater leadership in the church, the history of Baptist (and other) women in El Salvador appears to be turning a corner.
English Women Hymnwriters
By: Julia Ann Flora | January 31, 1994
The nineteenth-century secular women’s movement paved the way in many countries for more women’s education, writing, and publishing. The church also benefited by this escalation of women in leadership; many Christian hymnbooks printed material by women for the first time.
How Wondrous is His Love
By: Pam Carrick | January 31, 1994
Oh what my children of my youthWill my Jesus do for you? Will He take you to the mountain tops? Will He bring you to the sea? My Lord he'll show you His Great Love That He has given me
St. Clare Of Assisi, Founder Of The Poor Clares (1194-1253)
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | January 31, 1994
Accompanied by her chaperone, sixteen year old Clare would sneak off, without the knowledge of her parents, in order to hear the preaching of St. Francis. What attracted this young, wealthy beauty to the teaching of Francis? Why would she exchange the pleasures of a landed and aristocratic inheritance for the shorn hair, sackcloth, barefooted, [...]
1 Timothy 2:9-10 Revisted
By: Richard Kroeger, Catherine Clark Kroeger | January 31, 1994
All Scripture is by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness” (2 Tim 3:16). Let us therefore seek the positive message in 1 Timothy 2:9-10 which God has for the believer — a message which both traditionalists and egalitarians have too long ignored.
The Role of Women in Proverbs
By: Craig Keener | January 31, 1994
Proverbs depicts the reality of its day, but provides moral principles in the context of that reality that actually challenge many of its society’s ideals. Yet both the society and moral principles depicted in Proverbs provide an interesting contrast to many cultures before and after them.
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine
By: Wayne Grudem | January 1, 1994
The Christian church has a long tradition of systematic theology, that is, of studying biblical teaching on centrally important doctrines such as the Word of God, redemption, and Jesus Christ. Wayne Grudem’s bestselling Systematic Theology has several distinctive features: A strong emphasis on the scriptural basis for each doctrine Clear writing, with technical terms kept to a [...]
The Gift Nobody Wants?
By: Gretchen Gaebelein Hull | October 31, 1993
Most discussions of human relationships center on questions about marriage and the family, but to be inclusive we must examine another area: the needs of singles. It in no way undermines the God-ordained institution of the family for Christians to recognize that we are in danger of developing an almost cultic emphasis on family that [...]
Sexual Infidelity as Exploitation
By: Craig Keener | October 31, 1993
The specific experience that moved me to write this article grew out of telling Bible stories to neighbor kids who were expressing concern about the dangerous drug dealers who daily stalk the street. One eleven-year-old girl, most of whose female teenage relatives under her roof have babies, has a bleeding ulcer and cried when I [...]