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New Voices: Ending Faux Egalitarianism with guest Tiffany Bluhm
By: Erin Moniz, Blake Dean, Tiffany Bluhm | January 14, 2022
This week on the New Voices thread, hosts Blake and Erin speak with Tiffany Bluhm about her book Prey Tell: Why We Silence Women Who Tell the Truth and How Everyone Can Speak Up
Are We Continuing to Sideline Women in Conversations about Abuse?
By: Katherine Spearing | January 5, 2022
Even as egalitarians, our conversations about abuse in the church are often laced with patriarchy, centering men as authoritative even though they are not the primary victim.
It’s Time to Empower the Mighty Gideon-Women of Ministry
By: Beth Barrett | November 17, 2021
The story of Gideon helps us understand why there aren’t more women in ministry. When God called Gideon, he was reluctant and anxious and in hiding—and a mighty warrior.
The Psalm of Vengeance, the God Who Listens, and How I Learned to Forgive My Mother’s Abuser
By: Spencer Miles Boersma | October 31, 2021
Psalm 137 models for us prayer that can lead away from vengeance and toward forgiveness.
Women’s Equality and How Churches Respond to Abuse
By: CBE International | July 7, 2021
In a continuation of the second of several conversations sponsored by CBE and our 2021 Conference partners, Charles Read asked three conference speakers to consider how churches can better value women leaders.
How Harriet Jacobs Reclaimed the Broken Body: Black Suffering, Black Redemption
By: CL Nash | July 5, 2021
The story of one historical woman can offer a glimpse of how Christian expectations on women varied based on their race.
The Headship of Men and the Abuse of Women: Are They Related in Any Way?
By: Jonathan Tysick | April 30, 2021
Answering his title question in the affirmative, Giles forcefully argues that “headship teaching can encourage and legitimate domestic abuse and it must be abandoned if domestic abuse is to be effectively countered in our churches.”
The Headship of Men and the Abuse of Women: Are They Related in Any Way?
By: Jonathan Tysick | April 30, 2021
Giles forcefully argues that “headship teaching can encourage and legitimate domestic abuse and it must be abandoned if domestic abuse is to be effectively countered in our churches.”
Hot Wives, Evil Sirens, and Trapped Men: How the Church’s Messaging on Porn Fails Women
By: Eleanor Hall | April 14, 2021
There is a pressing need for the UK and US church to address how porn dehumanizes and exploits women and to recognize how resources meant to address porn use have centered the male gaze and perpetuated rape culture.
Monica of Hippo: Influential Church Mother and Domestic Abuse Survivor
By: Olivia Brokaw | March 24, 2021
Monica, the church mother and venerated saint, was the reason her son, Augustine of Hippo, became a Christian. Her influence over Christianity cannot be understated, and her story must be remembered.