women in church history – Leaving Bethany

Hildegard of Bingen and the Incarnation

This is my third post about Hildegard of Bingen, a twelfth-century nun from what is now Germany. She was an abbess, visionary, poet, physician, prophet, preacher, theologian, political advocate, and a composer. In my first post, I outlined Hildegard’s life and work, and in my second, The Green Finger of God, I examined her writingContinue reading “Hildegard of Bingen and the Incarnation”

Green Finger of God

In my last post, I looked at Hildegard of Bingen and gave an outline of her life and work. Continuing this month, I want to go a little deeper by examining her teaching and music. This summer, I was introduced to Hildegard’s concept of the Green Finger of God and her idea of the interconnectednessContinue reading “Green Finger of God”

Celebrating Women Pioneers of the Early Church

Women Church Leaders Welcome to the third of the series celebrating women pioneers of the Early Church. Part 1 Women Martyrs Part 2 Women Theologians and Bible Translators When we read about church leadership roles in the New Testament, it can be difficult to understand what they refer to without the following 2,000 years ofContinue reading “Celebrating Women Pioneers of the Early Church”

Celebrating Women Pioneers of the Early Church

Women Theologians and Bible Translators My last blog told the story of five women martyrs of the first three centuries of the Christian Church. In this post, I explained how I bought a book on 2,000 years of church history and only 7.8% of the people mentioned in the book were women, and I wonderedContinue reading “Celebrating Women Pioneers of the Early Church”

Priscilla and Aquila – When is teaching not teaching?

Welcome to the third of my blogs in the series on how Women (also) Built The Church. So far we have looked at Junia and Andronicus, this time, its the turn of another power couple mentioned in the New Testament, Priscilla and Aquila. I recently spoke at a church meeting on a Thursday afternoon aboutContinue reading “Priscilla and Aquila – When is teaching not teaching?”