Women — Articles — Jonathan Merritt

Is The Bible More Pro-Woman Than You Assume?

ChurchJonathanJuly 26, 2017assume, Bible, church, pro-woman, Women

This Woman Preacher Is Schooling The Christian Boys Club On The Crucifixion

ChurchJonathanMay 21, 2017Christian, church, Women

How Feminists Have Failed Christian Women

Church, CultureJonathanApril 17, 2017church, feminist, Women

The Conservative, Christian Case for Working Women

An evangelical Christian and avowed feminist argues that God intends every woman to work.

TheologyJonathanJuly 18, 2016Christianity Today, family, feminism, Gender, home, Katelyn Beaty, theology, Women

3 reasons conservative Christians will lose transgender debates

Why won't Christians learn from their mistakes?

PoliticsJonathanMay 14, 2016Controversy, ERLC, gay marriage, Gender, Homosexuality, identity, Marriage, men, politics, Russell Moore, Sex, Sexuality, Southern Baptist, transgender, Women

The Book that Revolutionized 'Christian Manhood'

An interview with John Eldredge 15 years after 'Wild at Heart'

Culture, TheologyJonathanApril 25, 2016books, Controversy, Gender, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John Eldredge, manhood, masculinity, men, theology, Wild at Heart, Women

5 surprising encounters Jesus had with women

"Jesus reserved some amazing Scriptural truth exclusively for women," says Mary Demuth.

CultureJonathanMarch 24, 2015adultery, Bible, complementarian, egalitarian, Frank Viola, Gender, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jonathan Merritt, Mary Demuth, men, Scripture, Sex, The Day I Met Jesus, Women

NT Wright on Homosexuality, Science, Gender

The scholar weighs in on the hottest theological issues of the day.

CultureJonathanJune 4, 2014Adam and Eve, Anglicanism, Bible, Christianity, church, Controversy, Galatians, Gender, Genesis, HarperOne, Homosexuality, inerrancy, Jonathan Merritt, LGBT, Ministry, Paul, Psalms, Science, Scripture, Surprised by Scripture, theology, Time Magazine, UK, Women

A General in the Christian ‘Gender Wars’

An interview with Mimi Haddad, the president of Christians for Biblical Equality.

CultureJonathanMay 19, 2014Christians for Biblical Equality, church, evangelicalism, female, Gender, Jonathan Merritt, Mimi Haddad, Sex, Sojourner Truth, Women

Hobby Lobby & Contraception: 'It's Complicated'

New data analysis shows a sizable gender gap among Christians on contraception.

Was Jesus a Feminist? Author Sarah Bessey Thinks So.

Sarah Bessey's book, "Jesus Feminist", is reigniting debates on Christianity and gender.

CultureJonathanNovember 15, 2013Bible, church, Controversy, debate, feminism, feminist, Gender, gender roles, housewife, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus Feminist, Jonathan Merritt, men, Sarah Bessey, Sex, theology, Wayne Grudem, Women

Beyond Gender Stereotypes: An Interview with Larry Crabb

Psychologist Larry Crabb enters a gender debate raging among Christians.

CultureJonathanJuly 24, 2013Bible, church, Controversy, femininity, feminism, Fully Alive, Gender, Jonathan Merritt, Larry Crabb, manhood, masculinity, men, psychology, Scandal, theology, womanhood, Women

Gender Roles: Timeless Truth or Cultural Phenomenon?

Are there timeless, Biblical roles for men and women or is this a post-industrial phenomenon?

CultureJonathanJune 6, 2013Bible, church, complementarian, Controversy, egalitarian, family, female, Gender, gender roles, History, Jesus, Jonathan Merritt, male, Marriage, Mary Kassian, men, Owen Strachan, Rachel Held Evans, Scot McKnight, Sex, sexes, sociology, theology, Women, work

Evangelicals and the Growing Gender Debate

As society discusses women in the workplace, evangelicals have been having their own debates.

CultureJonathanJune 6, 2013Bible, church, complementarian, Controversy, egalitarian, family, female, Gender, gender roles, History, Jesus, Jonathan Merritt, male, Marriage, Mary Kassian, men, Owen Strachan, Rachel Held Evans, Scot McKnight, Sex, sexes, sociology, theology, Women, work

Is the "modesty movement" harmful to women?

Modesty is all the rage among Christians, but some argue that it may be objectifying women and their bodies.

CultureJonathanMarch 11, 2013bodies, clothing, Elrena Evans, fashion, females, feminism, girls, hypersexualization, Jonathan Merritt, Macy’s, men, Merritt, modesty, Nordstrom, objectification, purity, Relationship, Relationships, Sex, Sexuality, sexualization, Sharon Hodde Miller, theology, Women

Trailer for Rob Bell's Book Has Released. Check it Out.

The bestselling author will likely create a stir among the faithful much like his last one did.

CultureJonathanMarch 6, 2013Book trailer, Creation, Creationism, Evolutions, Gay, Homosexual, Homosexuality, homosexuals, Jonathan Merritt, Love Wins, Merritt, Rob Bell, Women, Women in Ministry