A Clean Union With the Levitical Woman
We have reflected on Leviticus 12, though in a cursory way befitting a blog series. Already this "Levitical woman" has turned out to be what women in Scripture and experience always prove to be: much more than she is at first sight. Let's turn now to another passage in Leviticus to bring new considerations alongside the
Woman, Womb, and Wellspring
Love Your Mother We continue a series of reflections on the plight of women in the church and home, and the biblical teaching regarding men, women, and what it means to be safe. These reflections are truncated and snapshot versions of material for a book which is being organized under the title, Are Women Safe in
Woman, Childbirth, Impurity, and Leviticus
When Dorothy Sayers asks, Are Women Human?, we expect the Christian answer to be a simple and emphatic yes. But the simplicity of the question betrays the bewildering complexity of historical discussion over women. It seems impossible, but for long stretches in history, including Church history, women were in fact regarded as ontologically and psychologically
Just Like a Woman, But What Is a Woman?
In the first and second posts in this series, I drew our gaze to a problem that is growing in attention and concern for Reformed and other church members, and then I offered some general direction for thinking through what a solution should look like. In that second post, I made the suggestion - no doubt unexpected, even
We Have a Solution (But Do We Want It?)
In a recent post I asked us to acknowledge that we have a problem. The reaction to that post suggests that simply saying so touched an exposed, raw nerve. Many are agreeing that we do indeed have a problem, and that their own experience bears this out. Today I would like to begin to point to the
“Reformed Catholicity” class with Greystone Theological Institute
The Greystone Theological Institute is a major initiative providing opportunities in advanced biblical, theological, and ethical study in the mode of Reformed catholicity. The Institute has been formed to serve students, ministers, interns, and other interested parties. Courses are held at the advanced Master's level and are well-suited for Th.M. or preparatory Ph.D. study, and