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Building Confidence in Your Calling: Overcoming the Inner Critic
By: Susan Harris Howell | August 2, 2019
This presentation explores the purpose of the inner critic, where it originates, and how to overcome its power in your life and ministry.
Preparing for Equality: Perspectives on Christian Marriage
By: Laura Schilperoort | January 28, 2019
Two competing visions—egalitarianism and complementarianism—are embedded within Christian pre-marriage counselling. This article examines how differing interpretations of Scripture shape marriage advice.
Book Review: She Preached the Word: Women’s Ordination in Modern America
November 13, 2018
She Preached the Word explores data around who supports women’s ordination in the United States, why, and the effects of women in ministry on those in the pew. The book serves as a tool to understand congregants' views on women's ordination and offers some discussion on how those views are formed, including the influence [...]
Marriage Ideology and Decision-Making
By: Susan Harris Howell, Bethany Lester, Alayna Owens | October 31, 2018
This article reports on a study of the ideologies and decision-making of Christian married couples. We specifically explored the beliefs these couples held regarding decision-making at the beginning of their marriages, those they currently hold, and what prompted any changes in those beliefs across time.
The Experiences of Women in Church and Denominational Leadership
By: Susan Harris Howell, Ariel Thompson | October 31, 2018
What are the experiences of women in Christian leadership? Do they have salaries comparable to men? Do they encounter stereotypes based on gender? Do they have the respect of their congregations? Howell and Thompson provide a glimpse into the experiences of these women to inform present and potential church leaders, and to increase the awareness [...]
Christian Women’s Beliefs on Female Subordination and Male Authority
By: Susan Harris Howell, Kristyn Duncan | October 31, 2018
Why would a woman espouse an ideology that consigns her to a less-than status? Howell and Duncan surveyed 72 women to explore the rationale behind women’s beliefs in the subordination of women to the authority of men.
The Importance of Age Norms When Considering Gender Issues
By: Naomi Eden, Jason Eden | October 31, 2018
Authors Jason Eden and Naomi Eden consider, in light of the case of Naomi's 104 year-old grandmother, a well-respected leader in her church community, how age might affect debates and controversies regarding the status of men and women within contemporary Christian circles.
Muted Group Theory: A Tool for Hearing Marginalized Voices
By: Linda Lee Smith Barkman | October 31, 2018
Muted Group Theory (MGT) is a sociological tool that aids in the study of interactions between dominant and sub-dominant groups—including, but not limited to, men and women. MGT can help those who have become aware of dynamics between the powerful and the marginalized but do not have a clear framework for articulating this awareness
Book Review: Biblical Porn: Affect, Labor, and Pastor Mark Driscoll’s Evangelical Empire
By: Jamin Hübner | October 30, 2018
Jessica Johnson, an anthropologist with no religious affiliation, finds the ethos and orientation at Mars Hill as incarnating “biblical porn” (hence the title of her book).
Biblical Porn: Affect, Labor, and Pastor Mark Driscoll’s Evangelical Empire
By: Jessica Johnson | April 30, 2018
Jessica Johnson examines how Mars Hill's congregants became entangled in processes of religious conviction. Johnson shows how they were affectively recruited into sexualized and militarized dynamics of power through the mobilization of what she calls "biblical porn"—the affective labor of communicating, promoting, and embodying Driscoll's teaching on biblical masculinity, femininity, and sexuality.