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Editor's Reflection: Summer 2019
By: Jeff Miller | July 31, 2019
Please know that each issue of Priscilla Papers is a team effort. In addition to CBE staff both female and male, our team of peer reviewers consists of six women and five men. Women influence every item we publish.
Debunking Eros: Why Romantic Love Isn't the Only Love Worth Having
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | June 5, 2019
A recent study suggested that, though casual sex is more accepted than ever, loneliness is too. Twenty-seven percent of Americans feel isolated, but loneliness is far worse among eighteen to twenty-two year-olds, followed by Millennials. The least lonely were Americans aged seventy-two and older—those having fewer sexual encounters.
Woman of Valor: Remembering Rachel Held Evans
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | May 7, 2019
On Saturday, May 4, prominent Christian feminist and celebrated author Rachel Held Evans (37) died unexpectedly of complications from the flu. Rachel was a courageous voice for those of us who have felt unheard and unseen in the church.
Editor's Reflection: Spring 2019
By: Jeff Miller | April 26, 2019
The theme of this issue of Priscilla Papers is Bible Translation. We featured this same theme four years ago, in the spring of 2015, but it is an important topic and worthy of considerable attention.
Sexism is Spiritual: How Patriarchy Cripples the Body of Christ
By: Tim Krueger | March 4, 2019
Training for a marathon, becoming in tune to the world around him and his body, made Tim "[think] often of Paul’s metaphor of the church as a body. We, too, are interconnected in ways we rarely see or understand. Weak theology or a bad habit by one body part can cause crippling pain for [...]
Centering Truth, Not Masculinity, in Christian Discourse
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 4, 2019
In a world where the lines between truth and fiction have become blurred, it is more important than ever that we treat our theology and our faith with the utmost respect. That means learning about and from women, using gender-accurate language, and remembering the legacy of faithful men and women. This is not fake news, [...]
Editors Reflections: Winter 2019
By: Jeff Miller | January 28, 2019
This issue of Priscilla Papers opens with a sermon by Tracey Stringer, Pastor of Spiritual Formation at New City Church of Los Angeles. It is a Mother’s Day sermon, and we have printed it here so it will be available in time for Mother’s Day.
Editor's Reflections | Summer 2018 (32.3)
By: Jeff Miller | July 30, 2018
This issue of Priscilla Papers includes an article by Abigail Dolan titled, “Imagining a Feminine God.” Abby’s article was among the winners of CBE International’s 2017 student paper competition. The other winners, also published here, are Haley Gabrielle and Nikki Holland. In this issue you will also read articles on 1 Peter 3 by [...]
Editor's Reflections | Spring 2018 (32.2)
By: Jeff Miller | April 30, 2018
Someone ought to count the women of the Bible. More to the point, someone ought to count them accurately. I mention this because a quick Internet search reveals significant disparity in the various numbers people give for the women in the Bible. I should not criticize, however, for several difficulties make such counting an impossible [...]
Do Gender Roles Keep Women Safe?: A Response to John Piper
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 21, 2018
In a recent Desiring God podcast entitled “Sex-Abuse Allegations and the Egalitarian Myth,” Piper argues that egalitarians are to blame for abuse of girls and women because we neglect God-created gender differences. By elevating gender competence—giftedness for any vocation—over God’s design for men to lead women, egalitarians have [...]