Gender

The Bible employs many merisms, in which two contrasting words stand in for a whole spectrum. “Male and female” is one of them.

The first step is to give voice to those whose work in the kitchen is shaped by necessity, not choice.

Judith Butler seeks to understand how and why the word gender has taken on such apocalyptic proportions, including among Christians.

In telling a student’s story, Cynthia Vacca Davis captures the complicated nature of coming of age as an intersex person.

So I took a new name—as many characters in the Bible do.

What does it mean to protect women and girls?

Amy Peeler offers a great resource for Christians who have struggled to understand God’s call to women.

Poet and liturgist Marcia Falk attempts to correct the gender bias of the traditional Passover Haggadah.

Kaya Oakes seeks the wisdom of women who are young, old, crazy, barren, butch, femme, angry, other, and alone

The lesbian evangelical scholar bravely shared her view of God—in love.

Akwaeke Emezi’s stunning novel will leave you broken. It will also let the air back into your lungs.

I didn’t know how to answer, but I do know that the gendering of God has real-world consequences.

Brit Bennett’s novel explores racial passing, gender transition, and family trauma.

How American evangelicalism baptized male aggression

We asked writers to tell us about a book that they disagree with—but that they also see as important enough to argue with.

How they engaged culture in troubling times

Should scripture inform our ethics? How, and which parts?

Is it man or humanity? Ark or chest?

Does biblical scholarship still matter for the life of faith?