Browsing the archives for the sexism category

17 Oct 08

Translation Mischief with Junia, the Female Apostle

In order to share with you an observation I had in class yesterday, I have to share a little background about a certain woman who Paul praises in his letter to the Roman church. In Romans 16:7, amidst his chapter of greetings to specific people in the Roman church, Paul mentions “Junia” who he says [...]

7 Comments Posted in Paul, androcentrism, complementarianism, egalitarianism, feminism, gender, junia, junias, patriarchalism, romans, sexism, translation, women by Patrick George McCullough
10 Nov 07

Sir Reads-a-lot: "I Like Big Bibles"

This video is disturbing on so many levels, and yet funny at the same time. Interesting how they “Christianize” an offensive sexist rap song and turn it into an offensive Christian sexist rap song:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTYr3JuueF4]
Here are some notable lines:

When a girl walks in with a KJV and a bookmark in Proverbs, you get stoked. Gotta name [...]

3 Comments Posted in hermeneutics, sexism, video, women's roles by Patrick George McCullough
27 Jan 07

The Klouda controversy

Here’s a story on gender discrimination that was brought to my attention on Jim West’s blog. It is one of those situations that I am both in disbelief and yet unsurprised.
FORT WORTH, Texas – A theology professor at a prominent Southern Baptist seminary said officials told her to leave because women are biblically forbidden from [...]

3 Comments Posted in gender discrimination, news, sexism, women's roles by Patrick George McCullough
23 Oct 06

Transforming Feminist Anger: A Review of Osiek

[This entry is an assignment for David Scholer's course entitled "Women, the Bible, and the Church." We were to summarize and reflect critically and personally upon Osiek's text. Michelle Baker Wright is the TA and I have included a couple of her comments on my assignment.]
As its title suggests, Carolyn Osiek’s Beyond Anger: On Being [...]

11 Comments Posted in church, coping, feminism, power, sexism, women's roles by Patrick George McCullough