Advent Meditation: Mary Consoles Eve (Repost)
“The knot of Eve’s disobedience was untied by Mary’s obedience. For what the virgin Eve tied by her unbelief, this Mary untied by her belief.” Ireneus
Do you know the Deliverance Song women echoed in Mary’s Magnificat?
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Has the Church become an “Enemy-Making Machine”? David Fitch on Freedom from a Faith that Divides.
Betwixt Podcast · 31 David Fitch on Freedom From Faith that Divides
David Fitch joins the Betwixt Podcast to talk about the dangers of ideology when uprooted from practice.
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Mary Consoles Eve: An Advent Meditation
“The knot of Eve’s disobedience was untied by Mary’s obedience. For what the virgin Eve tied by her unbelief, this Mary untied by her belief.” Ireneus
Do you know the Deliverance Song women echoed in Mary’s Magnificat?
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Karen Swallow Prior On Reading Well (& Why Virtue is Tricky for Women)
Today on the Betwixt Podcast, Dr. Karen Swallow Prior talks about her newest book On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Literature. Her book walks readers through twelves literary works that show us how to live virtuously.
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Kathy Khang: Raise Your Voice (Action & Contemplation Part 1)
In the next two episodes, we will talk with two women about how action and contemplation work together for holistic Christian formation.
In today’s episode, activist Kathy Khang talks about action and her latest book Raise your Voice: Why we Stay Silent and How to Speak Up!
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Tish Harrison Warren on Miscarriage and Liturgies of Lament
In this episode,Tish Harrison Warren shares her painful story of miscarriage. Because miscarriage was a wordless experience, she recognized her need for words from her community. She grasped on to liturgies of lament, wrapping time-tested words around her grief in the presence of community.
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Women Who Sell Sex: What Restorative Justice Reveals about the Heart of God & the Mission of the Church
How do you treat women who sell sex?
In this first episode of a two part series looking at the Christians working to eradicate sex trafficking, we hear from a trauma counselor who works with prostitutes within the criminal justice system.
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Dominion with Richard Middleton: The Image of God & the Feminine Experience Part 5
Near the end of the twentieth century, the Functional View of the Image of God emerged with virtual consensus among Old Testament scholars. The discovery of ancient texts which used “image of God” language in reference to kings and cult images led scholars to recast the imago Dei in terms of how a king or priest functions as a royal representation of God.
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Sex Difference & the Image of God with Megan DeFranza (Part 4: Image of God & the Feminine Experience)
Theologian Megan DeFranza is a bridge-builder in a war zone. As culture battles rage around issues of gender and sexuality, Megan assists Christian communities through controversial conversations related to sex, gender, and sexuality.
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Feel Powerless in Your Efforts to Invite Minority Voices? You May be Closer to a Way Forward Than You Think!
02 Image of God & the Feminine Experience (Part 2): “Female Men of God” and the Early Church
In conversation with Church Historian Dr. Hannah Hunt, we explore the Substantive view of the imago Dei with an eye to Hellenistic influences on early Christian thought. These cultural and theological views led many virtuous women to reject their feminine bodies, forsake marriage and to perform spirituality through masculinization.
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The Image of God and the Feminine Experience: Part 1
“When our understanding of the imago Dei is refracted through a warped philosophical glass and skewed Biblical understanding, the result is that our image, and especially the images of women and minorities along the margins, is tarnished and distorted.”
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Seminary Dropout 150: #SheLeads: Reclaiming the Blessed Alliance for Faithful Mission – Austin Panel
On Saturday October 29th Missio Alliance hosted She Leads: Reclaiming the Blessed Alliance for Faithful Mission. The main event was simulcast to regional venues all of the country. I had the privilege of moderating the local panel in my hometown of Austin, TX.
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Seminary Dropout: 141 Cathleen Falsani & Jennifer Grant, Editors of “Disquiet Time”
A Connecticut native and granddaughter of Italian and Irish immigrants, Cathleen is a graduate of Wheaton College, the alma mater of the Rev. Billy Graham, former U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert and horror film director Wes Craven.
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Gender Differences: 3 Views
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Is there a difference between female and male? And if there is, why? And how do we explain it?
These are the pertinent questions that our culture casts before the church.
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