Know what you believe and live it boldly! Phylicia Masonheimer believes that every woman should be a theologian and a student of the heart of God. Learn the basics of Christian theology and why it's so important to continue your biblical education to grow deeper in faith. Discover how scriptural knowledge can help you navigate the world, answer your toughest questions, and engage culture in loving ways. All of us have guiding principles at work behind our choices, even if we don't realize it. We hold beliefs about the world, ourselves, and God—beliefs perhaps we may have adopted unknowingly based on experience or culture's messages. But God has revealed Himself through Scripture so it can transform how we view and navigate the world—how we think, act, love, work, marry, and parent. When we do that, we become theologians. No, we're not wearing tweed suits or giving lectures; we're driving to our corporate job every morning, or juggling babies on our own, or connecting with our communities. We are women who want to know who God is and how He answers our toughest questions. Through engaging stories and compelling truths,?Every Woman a Theologian?will help you: Identify your existing beliefs about God, salvation, and the Christian life Learn how to lovingly communicate Christian truths to those who disagree Understand theological concepts without feeling overwhelmed or inadequate Grow closer to the heart of God ? Step in that direction with Phylicia Masonheimer as your guide, and you will grow as a woman able to discern truth, who knows what she believes, and who lives her faith boldly in a post-Christian world.

Uncomplicating the Complicated Ways We Talk about Faith. You're not alone. Many people think of theology—the study of the nature of God and His truth—as a subject for scholars and people with seminary degrees. It seems irrelevant to those of us with jobs and lives that aren't wrapped up in highbrow academia. But the fact is that theology has everything to do with us. It's essential to how we wrestle with our inner doubts and how we talk to others about what we believe. Its current runs through every political debate, moral judgement, and new idea. This companion workbook to Phylicia Masonheimer's book Every Woman a Theologian brings the fundamentals of Christian theology down to earth in a straightforward, relatable way so that you can: Identify your existing beliefs about God, salvation, and the Christian life. Understand the vocabulary of theology without feeling overwhelmed. Develop a stronger faith and a better sense of what it means and why it matters. Feel more confident about sharing your faith with others. Grow into a woman able to discern truth and bring God’s wisdom and love to difficult moments. It’s time to become comfortable with the word "theology." Lessons: Bibliology (Scripture) Theology (God) Cosmology (Creation, Humanity, Sin) Christology (Jesus) Soteriology (Salvation) Pneumatology (Holy Spirit) Ecclesiology (Church) Eschatology (Last Things) Includes access to videos from Phylicia summarizing each lesson.

Do you know what assumptions and beliefs are guiding your daily thoughts and actions? Author and speaker Phylicia Masonheimer guides women in examining their worldview and understanding the basics of theology, inspiring them to know what they believe and live their faith boldly.

Elisabeth Behr-Sigel (1907-2005), a convert to Orthodoxy in her early twenties and a central figure of Orthodox theology among Russian émigrés in Paris, first began to reflect on the question of women in the priesthood in 1976. Initially supporting the general consensus that priesthood would be impossible for the Orthodox, she came to retract this view, finding a basis for female ordination in women's distinct spiritual charisms. Behr-Sigel later shifted the foundation of her case to personhood, inspired by the work of fellow Orthodox theologian Vladimir Lossky, and arrived at the conclusion that all the Orthodox arguments against the ordination of women were, in fact, heretical at root. In this volume, Wilson analyzes all of Behr-Sigel's writings about women and the priesthood across the whole sweep of her career, demonstrating the development of her thought on women over the last thirty years of her life. She evaluates her relationship to feminism, Protestantism and movements within Orthodoxy, finally drawing conclusions about this much-contested matter for the ongoing debate in both the East and the West.

"Is the wide range of indications in the Gospel of Mark for the influence of Pauline theology the fruit of chance or rather of the will of the Evangelist to unify his work with the thought of the Apostle Paul? In this study, Mar Pérez i Días argues that Mark, rather than being a disciple of Peter who puts in writing what he remembers from his preaching, is a theological disciple of Paul." --

Hannah Bacon draws on qualitative research conducted inside one UK secular commercial weight loss group to show how Christian religious forms and theological discourses inform contemporary weight-loss narratives. Bacon argues that notions of sin and salvation resurface in secular guise in ways that repeat well-established theological meanings. The slimming organization recycles the Christian terminology of sin – spelt 'Syn' – and encourages members to frame weight loss in salvific terms. These theological tropes lurk in the background helping to align food once more with guilt and moral weakness, but they also mirror to an extent the way body policing techniques in Christianity have historically helped to cultivate self-care. The self-breaking and self-making aspects of women's Syn-watching practices in the group continue certain features of historical Christianity, serving in similar ways to conform women's bodies to patriarchal norms while providing opportunities for women's self-development. Taking into account these tensions, Bacon asks what a specifically feminist theological response to weight loss might look like. If ideas about sin and salvation service hegemonic discourses about fat while also empowering women to shape their own lives, how might they be rethought to challenge fat phobia and the frenetic pursuit of thinness? As well as naming as 'sin' principles and practices which diminish women's appetites and bodies, this book forwards a number of proposals about how salvation might be performed in our everyday eating habits and through the cultivation of fat pride. It takes seriously the conviction of many women in the group that food and the body can be important sites of power, wisdom and transformation, but channels this insight into the construction of theologies that resist rather than reproduce thin privilege and size-ist norms.

Discover your story in God’s story and find a life of extraordinary purpose. Every woman brings her own questions to the Bible: If I’m God’s child, why does my life sometimes feel ordinary or even disappointing? Why does the Bible say such hard and confusing things about and to women? How can I understand God and my own identity and place in God’s story? Every Woman’s Bible doesn’t shy away from the questions women ask. In these pages, active and impactful women of yesterday and today share age-old truths with modern relevance. Contributions from more than 100 women around the world—from every continent—explore the heartfelt needs, gritty challenges, and uncommon faithfulness of women of the Bible, throughout history, and today. Serious study and deep reflection will help you clarify your calling through personal stories, insights, inspiration, and study notes that dig into personal needs during your Bible reading—all created by women, for women. You’ll find . . . Insight and transformation through deep study Personal growth through reflective content Connection to a global community of women Greater understanding of God through digging into passages that are often difficult for women Challenge through learning from a diverse group of women from many walks of life This beautiful Bible is created in community across socio-economic lines and international borders, by women united by their bond through Christ. This is your invitation to a global community. Together, in these pages, we discover the life we’re each made for and how to live it in our daily relationships with God, family and friends, and our communities, and how to create our unique imprint for good. Special features include . . . The clear and accurate New Living Translation Powerful and practical features by more than 100 women from around the world and in many walks of life Insightful devotionals and study notes, all created by female scholars and writers Beautiful full-color photographs and interior design Content that’s perfect for personal study and for church or small group Bible studies Powerful and practical features and study notes are packaged in a beautiful Bible to be used in home for personal study, as well as taken to church or small group Bible studies. This beautiful full-color Bible for women will draw you into the story of God and help you explore God’s plans and purposes for you. It’s a deep, authentic call to extraordinary purpose.

Discover your story in God's story and find a life of extraordinary purpose. Every woman brings her own questions to the Bible: If I'm God's child, why does my life sometimes feel ordinary or even disappointing? Why does the Bible say such hard and confusing things about and to women? How can I understand God and my own identity and place in God's story? Every Woman's Bibledoesn't shy away from the questions women ask. In these pages, active and impactful women of yesterday and today share age-old truths with modern relevance. Contributions from more than 100 women around the world--from every continent--explore the heartfelt needs, gritty challenges, and uncommon faithfulness of women of the Bible, throughout history, and today. Serious study and deep reflection will help you clarify your calling through personal stories, insights, inspiration, and study notes that dig into personal needs during your Bible reading--all created by women, for women. You'll find... Insight and transformation through deep study Personal growth through reflective content Connection to a global community of women Powerful learning through access to additional study and devotional resources in the Filament Bible App Greater understanding of God through digging into passages that are often difficult for women Challenge through learning from a diverse group of women from many walks of life This beautiful Bible is created in community across socio-economic lines and international borders, by women united by their bond through Christ. This is your invitation to a global community. Together, in these pages, we discover the life we're each made for and how to live it in our daily relationships with God, family and friends, and our communities, and how to create our unique imprint for good. Special features include... The clear and accurate New Living Translation Powerful and practical features by more than 100 women from around the world and in many walks of life Insightful devotionals and study notes, all created by female scholars and writers Beautiful full-color photographs and interior design Content that's perfect for personal study and for church or small group Bible studies Access to the innovative Filament Bible app, linking you to additional notes, articles, videos, interactive maps, and worship music that illuminate the page of Scripture you're reading Enhance Your Bible Studying through the Free Filament Bible App This app enables you to use your mobile phone or tablet to connect every page to a vast array of related content, including: 25,000+ study notes 350+ videos 40+ maps and infographics 400+ profiles and articles 1,500+ devotionals Library of worship music The Filament Bible app turns this Bible into a powerful study and devotional experience, offering more to expand your mind and touch your heart than you can possibly hold in your hand. And there is no additional cost for the Filament Bible app. No additional purchase. No additional size or weight. Of course, you can use this Bible without the app, but when you want to go further, grab your phone or tablet and open the Filament Bible app. It's so easy to use. Powerful and practical features and study notes are packaged in a beautiful Bible to be used in home for personal study, as well as taken to church or small group Bible studies. This beautiful full-color Bible for women will draw you into the story of God and help you explore God's plans and purposes for you. It's a deep, authentic call to extraordinary purpose.

The topic of sexuality intersects directly with the most contested historical, theological, and ethical questions of our day. In this edgy yet profound volume, noted scholars and theologians assay the Christian tradition's classic and contemporary understandings of sex, sexuality, and sexual identity. The project unfolds in three phases: contemporary assessments of the Christian tradition, new thinking about eros and being human religiously, and new perspectives on classic mysteries in light of eros and embodiment.