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Book Review: Grounded in the Body, in Time and Place, in Scripture
By: Mary Stahl | October 27, 2022
Grounded in the Body, in Time and Place, in Scripture is a compilation of theological essays written by contemporary Australian woman scholars. While I didn’t agree with everything I read, their ideas made me think outside my own box and find value in differing approaches and viewpoints to complex subjects.
Book Review: The Samaritan Woman's Story: Reconsidering John 4 After #ChurchToo
By: Heather Matthews | October 25, 2022
In The Samaritan Woman’s Story, Caryn A. Reeder uncovers how current biblical interpretations are correlated to interpretations in early church history which linked women, sex, and sin.
Book Review: Buried Talents: Overcoming Gendered Socialization to Answer God’s Call
By: Susan Mahaffey | August 9, 2022
Psychologist Susan Harris Howell provides a hopeful strategy for unlearning the conclusions we have drawn about what it means to be human and holding fast to the truth that humanity was created “in the image of God . . . male and female.”
Book Review: The New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition, NRSVue (National Council of Churches, 2021)
By: Jeff Miller | August 9, 2022
The New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition (NRSVue) improves the gender language and the translation of some passages, as compared to the ground-breaking 1989 NRSV.
Book Review: First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament
By: J.W. Wartick | March 24, 2022
The First Nations Version is a phenomenal work. It is poetic, beautiful, and striking time and again. It captures the feel of hearing God's word spoken, and it corrects some mistakes other translations make.
Book Review: Beyond Hashtag Activism: Comprehensive Justice in a Complicated Age
By: J.W. Wartick | March 23, 2022
Beyond Hashtag Activism is a fantastic read. It presents a huge amount of factual information about injustice while also providing a way forward–something many books don’t do–to combat those same injustices.
Out of Hiding: Five Books to Read this Women’s History Month
By: Katherine Ladd Smith | March 16, 2022
Women's History Month is an opportunity to celebrate and showcase women from all around the world. These books were written by women in different stages of life, with different experiences and perspectives.
Book Review: Motherhood: A Confession
By: Blake Dean | March 4, 2022
Natalie Carnes’s Motherhood: A Confession is an invitation to deconstruction, reclamation, and renewal in Christ.
Book Review: Discovering Biblical Equality: Biblical, Theological, Cultural, and Practical Perspectives
By: Dawn Gentry, Jamin Hübner, Dorothy Ann Lee, Jeff Miller, Karen Strand Winslow | February 24, 2022
This third edition of Discovering Biblical Equality (DBE), which gathers over thirty essays, is positioned to contribute significantly to the fortifying and flourishing of evangelical gender egalitarianism.
Elevate Their Voices: Four Books to Read This Black History Month
By: Katherine Ladd Smith | February 9, 2022
Black voices and experiences have historically been silenced or ignored. Even with issues relating to women, Black women are often neglected. Fortunately, we have the opportunity to change this and elevate their voices.