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Book Review: Confronting Sexism in the Church: How We Got Here and What We Can Do About It
By: Eliza Stiles | January 7, 2025
In Confronting Sexism in the Church, Matthews persuasively offers a roadmap for naming sexism wherever we find it in the church and striving toward creating church communities in which all God’s people can flourish. Weaving together history, theology, and personal narrative, Matthews’ work is a gift to the church.
Book Review: Blessing the Curse? A Biblical Approach for Restoring Relationships in the Church
By: Alexander Kwasi Oduro | November 21, 2024
Magda does a good job of informing women about the structures of sin in society and inspires them to challenge the hierarchical structures, live in the reality of the liberative work of Christ Jesus, and foster Christian solidarity, equality, and unity. In so doing, as Magda puts it, “There will be no curse.”
Book Review: Between The Lines: Discover What You're Missing in the Biblical Story of Women of Faith
By: Caylie Cox | October 29, 2024
As she walks her audience through the stories of six women from the Bible, Preston presents scholarly research and historical context alongside retellings of the women’s stories in an approachable and casual tone. While this book suffers at times from a lack of organization and direction, it may be a useful resource for those [...]
Book Review: A Biblical Case for Women Pastors, Elders, and Deacons
By: Meg Ward | October 22, 2024
Inspired to reach a better understanding of women’s roles inside the church, Knorr set out to explore the original New Testament Greek. A Biblical Case for Women Pastors, Elders, and Deacons is the result. Refreshingly, this book offers a much-needed injection of thought-provoking questions and exciting new avenues to explore.
Book Review: In the Image of Her: Recovering Motherhood in the Christian Tradition
By: Elizabeth Millar | October 15, 2024
One may innocently (and incorrectly) assume that motherhood has been generally well-regarded in Christian history and that there is not much to learn. However, theologian Amy E. Marga delves deep into this important topic and uncovers the realities of mothering in light of Christian faith throughout history.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Resources for Churches
October 3, 2024
October in the United States has been designated Domestic Violence Awareness Month. As part of that tradition, we offer this list of twenty-five related resources for pastors and churches from CBE Bookstore.
Book Review: Three Wise Women: 40 Devotions Celebrating Advent with Mary, Elizabeth, and Anna
By: Elizabeth Millar | October 1, 2024
In her book Three Wise Women: 40 Devotions Celebrating Advent with Mary, Elizabeth, and Anna, Dandi Daley Mackall walks the reader through the seasons of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany while focusing on the lives of these wise women.
Book Review: Dire Dieu.e sans sexisme
By: Kay Lynn Perry | September 24, 2024
The French-language book Dire Dieu.e sans sexisme (Talking About God Without Sexism) lays out the linguistic principles used by the author in creating her gender-inclusive Gospel translations.
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.