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Women in Church History: Footnoted and Forgotten?

March 1, 2016 by Michael Wiltshire

Women have always played a crucial role in the establishment of the Christian church, but I’ve noticed that their contributions are often footnoted and forgotten. When we read philosophy and theology addressing the roles of pastor, apostle, disciple, missionary, etc., we subtly assume a masculine context unless women are specifically brought up. In this post […]

Filed Under: Women and the Church, women in church history Tagged With: Anne Hutchinson, Argula von Stauff, Calvin, Egeria, Jarena Lee, Julian of Norwich, Katherine Schutz Zell, Margaret Fell Fox, Martin Luther, Melania, Michael Wiltshire, Perpetua, Proba, Teresa of Avila

More Than Footnotes Part 3: Women in The Reformation Era

March 18, 2015 by Michael Wiltshire

Part 3 in a series examining the role of women in different phases of Church history. See also Part 1 -Women in Early Christianity, Part 2 – Women in Medieval Christianity, Part 4 -Women in the American Colonies. THE CONTEXT The status of women throughout the Protestant Reformation is best understood through the teachings of Martin Luther and later by […]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Argula von Stauff, Calvin, Katherine Schutz Zell, Martin Luther, Teresa of Avila

The Logic of Galatians 3:28

May 13, 2014 by Tim Peck

Both egalitarians and complementarians try to grapple with Paul’s words in Galatians 3:28 in their own ways. However, sometimes we do not look closely enough to see how this verse fits into Paul’s logic in Galatians. In part, this is because the traditional interpretation of Galatians (at least among Protestants since the Reformation) has been that Paul is arguing against works in favor of grace.

Filed Under: church leadership, complementarianism, egalitarianism, Women and the Church Tagged With: Apostle Paul and women, Martin Luther

Who “Killed” Junia? Part Two

May 2, 2014 by Patrick Mead

When it comes to figuring out who killed Junia (as in, “removed her from the record and changed her name to male”) we could pick any of a number of powerful men who added weight to the concept and value of male-only leadership.

Filed Under: Women and the Bible, women in the new testament Tagged With: bible translation, Chysostom, female apostle, Junia in the Bible, Martin Luther

Who “Killed” Junia? Part One

April 30, 2014 by Patrick Mead

When I first began wondering how to harmonize my church’s restrictions on women with some of the passages I found in scripture, I came across a mention of “Junia, a female, who was also an apostle” and it startled me.

Filed Under: Women and the Church, women in the new testament Tagged With: Apostle Paul and women, Chysostom, Junia in the Bible, Martin Luther, Rena Pederson, Romans 16

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