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Rúhíyyih Khanum and a mix of male and female Hands of the Cause formed an interim leadership of the religion for six years prior to the formation of the Universal House of Justice. Later prominent women include Patricia Locke , Jaqueline Left Hand Bull Delahunt , Layli Miller-Muro , and Dr. Susan Maneck , who herself wrote books documenting ...
Christian Feminists also call for a gender neutral reading of the Bible, as male pronouns are heavily used as compared to female pronouns throughout the text. [48] The United Church of Christ describes its New Century Hymnal , published in 1995, as "the only hymnal released by a Christian church that honors in equal measure both male and female ...
The term Christian egalitarianism is sometimes preferred by those advocating gender equality and equity among Christians who do not wish to associate themselves with the feminist movement. Women apologists have become more visible in Christian academia.
Christian leaders throughout history have been patriarchal, taking names that downplay female leadership in the church. These include "father", "abbot" or "abba" (meaning 'father'), and "pope" or "papa" (also meaning 'father'). [25] Linda Woodhead notes that such language excludes women from such roles.
[8] [9] Additionally, Junia was a female, and an apostle according to scholarly consensus among different academic fields. [10] Phoebe (Deaconess & Saint) fl. 56–58 CE: Cenchreae: Phoebe, a 1st-century Christian deaconess from Cenchreae, is commended by Paul in Romans 16:1–2 for her service, generosity, and leadership. Likely entrusted with ...
Complementarianism is a theological view in some denominations of Christianity, Rabbinic Judaism, and Islam, [1] that men and women have different but complementary roles and responsibilities in marriage, family, and religious life. Some Christians interpret the Bible as prescribing a complementary view of gender, and therefore adhere to gender ...
Gilbert Bilezikian, author of Beyond Sex Roles (1985), Christianity 101 (1993) Greg Boyd, theologian and Senior Pastor of the Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, author of Myth of a Christian Religion: Losing your Religion for the Beauty of a Revolution (2009) F. F. Bruce, biblical scholar and professor of biblical criticism and exegesis
The Evangelical and Ecumenical Women's Caucus (EEWC), also known as Christian Feminism Today (CFT), [1] is a group of evangelical Christian feminists founded in 1974. [2] It was originally named the Evangelical Women's Caucus (EWC) because it began as a caucus within Evangelicals for Social Action, which had issued the "Chicago Declaration".