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Women Are People, Too
September 5, 2022
The church all too often slants discussions of porn toward men’s struggles. But women also struggle. Ignoring this reality harms women—they are othered and do not have adequate resources to help them find freedom.
The Father and the Feminine: Assessing the Grammar of Gender-Inclusive God Language
By: Spencer Miles Boersma | August 9, 2022
Feminine language is in the Bible and has been used in Christian worship, which implies that any male-exclusivist position is not an authentically conservative one.
To Leave or to Stay: How Women Can Change the Church
By: Hannele Ottschofski | March 2, 2022
Would a women’s church strike change men’s perception of women? Many women want full equality but aren’t prepared to fight for it. We can learn much from the women of Putney, Iceland, and the Catholic church in Germany.
Black Woman, What’s Your Mission? Encouragement for Everyday Egalitarians
By: Camille E. Moore | February 23, 2022
Black woman, God calls you to MISSION because he dwells within you. You were created to Motivate, Inspire, Set the pace, provide Safe spaces, live and lead with Integrity, and always be Optimistic and Nurturing.
New Voices: Womanist Maternal Thought and Scripture with guest Dr. Stephanie B Crowder
By: Erin Moniz, Blake Dean, Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder | November 12, 2021
On the New Voices thread, hosts Blake and Erin speak with Dr. Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder about her book When Momma Speaks: The Bible and Motherhood from a Womanist Perspective.
Whose Wife Will She Be? A Feminist Interpretation of Luke 20:27–38
By: Anna Beresford | October 31, 2021
In his response to a question posed by the Sadducees, Jesus said that those in the resurrection "neither marry nor are given in marriage." The reason women will not be "given in marriage" is that, in the resurrection, they will not be viewed as property.
I Can't Find Myself in the Universal "He"
By: Sarabeth Ng | September 5, 2021
We in the church have the responsibility to lead the charge in revolutionizing our misuse of gendered language. We have the clearest picture of how gender relations should be. We have the power to change the narrative.
Rainflies, Canoes, and God as Our Mum
By: Juliann Bullock | September 5, 2021
The Bible is full of vivid maternal descriptions of God, yet many of us are still uncomfortable using maternal language to talk about God or to God. Reclaiming God’s feminine attributes helps us grow closer to God.
Where Are All the Women? Hidden Words and How They Affect the Church
By: James Nichols | September 5, 2021
Hidden preconceptions cloud the behavior and language of our lives. One place this is clear is in how male pronouns and language dominate the language of educational settings, society, and the church.
A Non-Gendered or Gender-Inclusive Faith: Lessons from Finnish and German
By: Hannele Ottschofski | September 5, 2021
A deeper understanding of how the Finnish and German languages approach pronouns helps us see that it is possible to move past the nuances of language to the universal message of the Gospel.