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Argula von Grumbach: Speaking Truth to Power
By: Lark Kelsey | October 1, 2024
A contemporary of Martin Luther, Argula Von Grumbach stood up against the powers of the day and bore vicious attacks to become the first widely published female theologian.
Women in Scripture and History: The Free Methodist Church and the Silencing of Women with Dr. Christy Mesaros-Winckles
By: Kimberly Dickson, Christy Mesaros-Winckles | September 27, 2024
In this episode of Mutuality Matters, Christy Mesaros-Winckles traces the shift in the Free Methodist Church from inclusive to exclusive, highlighting three women evangelists and a key ally in their fight for ordination
Lucretia Mott: Spiritual Warrior for Human Rights
By: Eliza Hodge Fitzgerald | September 26, 2024
In her day, it was said of Lucretia Mott, “There was...power in her calm, deliberate but pitiless logic that seemed to sway the minds of her hearers even against their will.” In a time when women were often not permitted to speak in public, “she spoke in public because she was conscious of a [...]
Arise and Shine!
By: Hannele Ottschofski | August 15, 2024
Not all women are treated as human beings of equal worth. I believe that God wants us to dispel the darkness where women have been kept, unable to shine, and use the gifts God has given them to his glory. I am not afraid to speak up about injustice and to promote gender equality.
Historical Egalitarian Theology: Contributions from European and English Women in the Sixteenth through Eighteenth Centuries
By: Julie Walsh | August 1, 2024
Julie Walsh tracks women theologians across three centuries (16th through 18th) to showcase the various kinds of arguments they made for biblical egalitarianism.
Martha the Minister: A Sermon on Luke 10:38–42
By: Alison Gerber | August 1, 2024
Alison Gerber’s sermon profiles Martha, the sister of Mary and Lazarus, as a “minister” in her desire to serve Jesus.
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: 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.
Celebrating Black Women Leaders in Church and Society
By: CBE International | April 11, 2024
April is Black Women's History Month, and in celebration, here are seven resources that highlight specific Black women who've changed the world—and particularly, the church—for the better.
Mary Magdalene's Miracle
By: Elaine Kelly | April 4, 2024
There is an old story that the tradition of painting Easter eggs originated with Mary Magdalene. She boldly appeared before Emperor Tiberius and declared, “Christ is risen!” Tiberius gestured to an egg she held and said, “Christ has no more risen than that egg is red.” Immediately, the egg turned red.