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The Butterfly Quilt
By: Doris Kramer | April 30, 1996
Ruth Hess felt a call from God. She had attended her monthly meeting of fellow quilters and at the end of their business agenda, one woman suggested that someone could go and teach quiltmaking to the women in the Kingston, Ontario, Prison for Women. God spoke to Ruth in that moment.
Lady-Wisdom: The Personification Of God’s Wisdom As A Woman
By: Tina Ostrander | April 30, 1996
In the Old Testament book of Proverbs, God’s infinite wisdom is personified as a woman. The association of divine wisdom with the feminine is not accidental. Social relationships in Israel reflected spiritual relationships between Israel and Yahweh. As a result of this basic analogy between the earthly realm and the heavenly realm, one can [...]
An Open Letter
By: Susan Finck-Lockhart | April 30, 1996
It is interesting to compare Christianity Today’s cover article on John Stott with the cover article featuring “Ministering Women.”
How Faith Mission Pioneers Understood Women’s Roles
By: Ruth A. Tucker | April 30, 1996
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, women in these newly formed denominations enjoyed unprecedented opportunities for ministry in every level of church outreach.
Praying Hands
By: Evelyn Bence | January 31, 1996
At my bedroom door an unarmed guardstands statue-straight—a nightlightonce Christmas-wrapped in Mother's love.
From My Point of View: In Hope of Joy
By: Evelyn Bence | January 31, 1996
I foresee days when the gift of words will feel like a curse. On mornings when the labor is hard, I must remember to hold on to the hope of the joy. I must remember that I’m not alone. Annie Dillard reminded me of this: “At its best, the sensation of writing is [...]
A Christian Woman in Academe
By: Janel M. Curry-Roper | January 31, 1996
Perhaps some of you have heard or read of Luther’s theology on the Christian in the world and his idea of the dual kingdoms of church and state. I’ve come to believe that a Christian woman in academe is embedded in more than a duality of kingdoms, but a plurality.
"I've Got You Covered": The Cultural Background for Veiling Women
By: Craig Keener | January 31, 1996
The current teaching about a husband being his wife’s “covering” is so popular that some people are surprised to find that is actually is based on a shaky inference from I Corinthians 11:2-16, a passage which is talking about a woman literally covering her hair during Christian worship.
Betsey Stockton: Pioneer American Missionary
By: Eileen F. Moffitt | January 31, 1996
Born to a slave mother about 1798 in Princeton, New Jersey, Betsey Stockton was the first unmarried woman missionary ever sent by a North American mission agency beyond the borders of the United States. She went to the Sandwich Islands back in 1822, when James Monroe was president of this young Republic.
A Comparison And Contrast Of Womanist And Feminist Theology And Experience
By: Ruth Haley Barton | October 31, 1995
The most glaring difference between the theological quest of white women and black women is the fact that black women are dealing with three levels of oppression (racism, sexism, and classism) while the white women’s struggle with oppression can be one dimensional: fighting the Victorian model of the weak (even pampered) woman who can’ [...]