Review: Unexpected Abundance
In "Unexpected Abundance: The Fruitful Lives of Women Without Children," Episcopal priest Elizabeth Felicetti deepens our understanding of the many ways to be fruitful.
Jennifer Garcia Bashaw on Scapegoats
Jennifer Garcia Bashaw, a professor of New Testament and Christian ministry at Campbell University, talks about her book Scapegoats: The Gospel through the Eyes of Victims. She also discusses theories of atonement and the mistreatment of women, poor and disabled people, Blacks, and immigrants.
Review: The Making of Biblical Womanhood
Robert D. Cornwall reviews the book The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth by Beth Allison Barr. Part memoir and part history, the book serves as a strong rebuttal to patriarchalism and complementarianism.
10 Nonfiction Books (and One Novel) on Women’s Roles & Influence in Christian Traditions
Women’s History Month may have ended weeks ago, but women’s impact on religion and spirituality goes on year-round. Here are 10 new nonfiction books, both forthcoming and released in the last year, that explore women's roles and influence in Christian traditions — plus, one bonus
New Doubts Over Southern Baptists’ Limits on Women’s Roles
Among the millions of women belonging to churches of the Southern Baptist Convention, there are many who have questioned the faith’s gender-role doctrine and more recently urged a stronger response to disclosures of sexual abuse perpetrated by SBC clergy.
A Century After Women Gained the Right To Vote, Majority of Americans See Work To Do on Gender Equality
The vast majority of Americans across demographic and partisan groups agree that women should have equal rights with men. However, about three-in-ten men say women’s gains have come at the expense of men.
Researcher: Most Evangelicals Support Women in Church Leadership
Despite the ongoing debates over gender roles, surveys show significant agreement in favor of female Sunday school teachers, worship leaders, speakers, and preachers.
Without Annual Meeting, Amid Decline, Southern Baptists Continue Debate on Race, Women’s Roles
The Southern Baptist Convention will not hold its annual meeting as it regularly does each June. But issues its members have long grappled with — including race and the roles of women — continue to be points of controversy in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination.
What Would Rachel Held Evans Do? Late Author’s Voice Lives on through Those She Championed
It's been a year since beloved progressive Christian author and speaker Rachel Held Evans died unexpectedly — and in that year, a common refrain sounded again and again online among her many readers and friends.
Up to 90% of Minority and Women Owners Shut out of Paycheck Protection Program, Experts Fear
Flaws in the Paycheck Protection Program are hindering small businesses owned by minorities and by women from securing federal coronavirus relief, according to lending experts and interviews with numerous owners