"Despite all attempts to kill her off, Pope Joan keeps cropping up in our own times. People believe in her and go on believing in her because they want her to have happened..." (Peter Standford, The She Pope) Pope Joan, the legendary female pope...true story or myth? Her tale takes place during a time within … Continue reading Pope Joan
Dorothy L. Sayers 1893-1957
It is only fitting that I begin my laundry list of women with Dorothy L. Sayers, she was, after all, the woman who inspired me to start this blog. Believe it or not, I became aware of Sayers while reading Walter Ewell’s Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. The entry under her name is the only one I … Continue reading Dorothy L. Sayers 1893-1957
Etched in Black
As an evangelical, I was encouraged from a young age to read and study my bible furiously. When I came across Paul's first letter to Timothy, I was extremely confused. What did Paul mean by saying "I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet"?... Continue Reading
