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Navigating the Tempest: Conflict, Confrontation, and Communication in the Body of Christ
By: Marissa Franks Burt | October 1, 2024
Differences of opinion, mistakes, false teaching: The Bible gives clear instructions on how we are to exhort and encourage sisters and brothers in Christ.
On Slander: An Interview with Craig Keener and Mimi Haddad
By: Craig Keener, Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | October 1, 2024
Craig Keener and Mimi Haddad sit down for a conversation about slander, misrepresentation, and how to respond in the face of unfair accusations.
Home, Church, and World: Addressing Sexism in the Church with Dr. Heather Matthews
By: Tara Korpi, Todd Korpi, Heather Matthews | September 20, 2024
In this episode, we discuss headship theology––dynamics of power, authority, and gender, and how they function in Christian homes, the local church and society as a whole.
Lady Wisdom and the Akan Queen Mother: Models for the Akan Christian Woman
By: Rudolf K. Gaisie | August 1, 2024
Rudolf Gaisie compares the attributes of Proverbs’ Lady Wisdom with the defining virtues of the queen mother of the Akan people of Ghana.
Book Review: Silenced: The Forgotten Story of Progressive Era Free Methodist Women
By: Kimberly Dickson | August 1, 2024
Christy Mesaros-Winckles’s book, Silenced: The Forgotten Story of Progressive Era Free Methodist Women, carefully charts the changes in the American religious landscape that led to the silencing of women in the Free Methodist Church in the United States.
Book Review: “Silence In Translation”: 1 Corinthians 14:34–35 in Myanmar and the Development of a Critical Contextual Hermeneutic
By: Kimberly Dickson | August 1, 2024
“Silence” in Translation is the published version of Anna Sui Hluan’s PhD dissertation, which examines the Judson Burmese translation of 1 Cor 14:34–35.
Book Review: The Biblical World of Gender: The Daily Lives of Ancient Women and Men
By: Elizabeth Ann R. Willett | July 16, 2024
This volume of essays is a thought-provoking read that would enlighten any student unfamiliar with feminist approaches to the Bible and inform someone interested in issues related to biblical equality. For professors or pastors, the book might challenge perspectives they learned in university and seminary.
Book Review: Trauma: Caring for Survivors
By: Patty Craft | July 2, 2024
Darby A. Strickland, counselor and trauma expert, has authored a small but mighty book, Trauma: Caring for Survivors, part of the Resources for Changing Lives Ministry Booklet series. This booklet is written for anyone who wants to come alongside individuals suffering from trauma regardless of training or experience.
Words Matter: How a Corrected Translation Transformed a Community
By: Kimberly Dickson | June 18, 2024
Far more than an academic exercise, translation has real-world effects. In India, an entire community was held back by an inaccurate Bible translation.
Book Review: The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes
By: Becky Castle Miller | June 12, 2024
In The Toxic War on Masculinity, Nancey Pearcey correctly diagnoses many of the problems with modern American culture, but fails to offer an effective solution.