Tag: christianity
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Does Anyone Here Speak Complementarian?
Part 5 of My Gender Role Journey For my third semester in seminary, I wanted to continue in Theology 2 but was intrigued by a class with Dr. Nicole Martin called “Race, Gender, and the American Church.” During the first 20 weeks of the year at my job, I worked 120 hours of unpaid overtime.…
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Your Interpretation of the Bible is not Inerrant
Part 4 of My Gender Role Journey Another topic in Theology 1 that impacted my understanding of gender roles was the Doctrine of Scripture. I dove into 350 pages of reading and hours of lectures covering the diverse theories of how God revealed himself in the world and what scripture is. I had always heard…
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You can’t spell Complementarianism without Arianism!
Part 3 of My Gender Role Journey Enrolling in Theology 1 (TH501) for my second seminary course in Spring of 2021 was intimidating. I knew enough about the New Testament to feel like I could hold my own in that class, but when it came to theology, I thought I’d be out of my depth.…
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Why Do Complementarians Ignore Phoebe?
Part 2 of My Gender Role Journey For my first seminary class, I chose “Exploring the New Testament.” The course incorporated the historical context of the New Testament world and the intertestamental period. I learned about the origins of Hanukkah, the creation of the Septuagint, and how the rise and fall of four kingdoms fulfilled…
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My Gender Role Journey
Part 1 of My Gender Role Journey In 2020, I enrolled in seminary because my husband and pastors identified my giftedness and encouraged me to get more theological training. The leadership had just recruited me to join the church staff as Director of Adult Discipleship. Investment in me was to be one of the markers…
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