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Eleven Books to Pick Up During (and After) Black History Month
February 13, 2025
If you are ready to learn from our Black sisters, here are eleven books that you can pick up from the CBE Bookstore during or after Black History Month.
The Sexual Violences of Empire, Patriarchy, and Crucifixion
By: Rebekah Mui Pei Ern | February 3, 2025
The cross, instead of representing the dominated, that is, slaves and women, arguably came to represent the dominator.
Inheriting Church Ministry: The Daughters of Zelophehad in Numbers 27:1–11
By: Jazmine Lawrence | February 3, 2025
By successfully challenging ancient Israel’s inheritance laws, the daughter of Zelophehad proved that they had “bodies to meaningfully occupy space, voices to be meaningfully heard, and ideas to meaningfully influence the believing community.”
Book Review: Safe Church: How to Guard against Sexism and Abuse in Christian Communities
By: Jessica Fleck | January 21, 2025
Bauman uplifts the voices of marginalized women within the Protestant church using clear statistics, the stories of women, and research of others. Safe Church helps women and men understand and address sexism in the church with clear statistics and healthy tools.
Home, Church, and World: Mutuality and Masculinity with Zachary Wagner: Part 1
By: Zachary Wagner, Tara Korpi, Todd Korpi | January 17, 2025
In this segment we discuss headship theology––dynamics of power, authority, and gender, and how they function in Christian homes, the local church and society.
Mutuality, Friendship, and Corporeality: Toward a Christian Leadership Model
By: Amber Mann Riggs, Israel Steinmetz | January 16, 2025
Amber and Israel's team’s approach to leadership morphed from one of hierarchy to one of mutual submission as they stepped up as co-leaders. Instead of languishing without a traditional, rigid hierarchy, the ministry team thrived. As we reflect on our season as co-directors, we recognize how its uniqueness drew from a rich, incarnated theology [...]
Book Review: Remembering Antonia Teixeira: A Story of Missions, Violence, and Institutional Hypocrisy
By: Xiaorui Wang | January 14, 2025
Authors Mikeal C. Parsons and João B. Chaves write an account of how prominent members of Baylor University and the Texas Baptist community took deliberate steps to twist and bury the story of Antônia Teixeira in the aftermath of her rape and subsequent childbirth. Their book invites readers to enter the world of [...]
Bridging the Egalitarian Gap
By: Rob Dixon | January 2, 2025
For egalitarian faith communities, convergence between our espoused values and day-in, day-out practices should be our goal. In order to avoid the burnout and disillusionment that so many women experience, we must strive to reduce the egalitarian gap whenever and however possible.
Video - Her Story Alone: Identity and Authority without Contingency
By: Nijay K. Gupta | December 31, 2024
In this presentation, Nijay Gupta shares some of his vision for the sequel to his award-winning and bestselling book Tell Her Story. This follow-up book is entitled: God Spoke through Her: Women Prophets as God’s Spokespersons in Scripture.
Who Do You Say I Am? How Black Women Are Portrayed in the Media and Church
By: Terquoise Ebony Gwyn | December 6, 2024
Media portrayals of Black women have a long history. Finding healthy role models in the church and community can help us break free.