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Women In Silence: Paul's Words About Disruptive Women In Church Gatherings, Charles Davenport Apr 2023

Women In Silence: Paul's Words About Disruptive Women In Church Gatherings, Charles Davenport

Global Tides

This research seeks to understand the meaning behind Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 14:31-35. Paul's direct command, "women should keep silent," seems quite clear on paper, but more context is needed when contemporary churches decide how to apply these words. This article examines three theories: the passage being a rebuttal, the passage being an interpolation, and the passage having significant cultural context. After reviewing the three theories, the proposed interpretation is that Paul's command was to a specific people in one particular cultural context, not a universal command for all churches of all generations.


Atatürk's Balancing Act: The Role Of Secularism In Turkey, Patrick G. Rear Jan 2014

Atatürk's Balancing Act: The Role Of Secularism In Turkey, Patrick G. Rear

Global Tides

The intersection of religion and politics in the form of a civil religion has been present since time immemorial. This paper looks specifically to the relationship between Turkey’s development of a secular civil religion after gaining independence and the advancing of women’s rights and democratic values. In examining the intersections of state and religion in a secular Islamic society, it draws parallels to the French civil religion as it came to be following the French Revolution. Though Atatürk and other secularists were strong forces in developing the civil religion, the paper also examines liberal democratic and conservative Islamic groups in …


Choral Rading: I Have A Name: Readings On Women Through Whom God Worked, Lee Magness Mar 2012

Choral Rading: I Have A Name: Readings On Women Through Whom God Worked, Lee Magness

Leaven

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Women And Wealth In 1 Timothy, Ken Cukrowski Mar 2012

Women And Wealth In 1 Timothy, Ken Cukrowski

Leaven

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The Relationships Of Genesis 2.4b-3.24: Past, Present And Future, Jared Wolfe Jan 2012

The Relationships Of Genesis 2.4b-3.24: Past, Present And Future, Jared Wolfe

Leaven

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What The Lord Has Done In Me, Amy Bost Henegar Jan 2012

What The Lord Has Done In Me, Amy Bost Henegar

Leaven

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Restoration Women Who Responded To The Spirit Before 1900, Bonnie Miller Jan 2012

Restoration Women Who Responded To The Spirit Before 1900, Bonnie Miller

Leaven

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Women Count, Jeff Miller Jan 2012

Women Count, Jeff Miller

Leaven

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Jesus And The Syrophoenician Woman: A Case Study In Inclusiveness, Holly J. Carey Jan 2012

Jesus And The Syrophoenician Woman: A Case Study In Inclusiveness, Holly J. Carey

Leaven

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Embodying God Through Our Bodies, Kathy Pulley Nov 2011

Embodying God Through Our Bodies, Kathy Pulley

Leaven

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