Some issues in the church are unlikely to go away anytime soon. Unfortunately, reports of spiritual, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse keep surfacing in Christian circles everywhere, so the Spin team examines the scars of emotional abuse in particular and the parameters of the authority that church leadership has over their congregants.
What does consist as an abusive behavior? What is the authority given to leaders in the church, and is there a tool or system to curb and restrain abuse of power? How does one to proceed when spiritual or emotional abuse is detected, but there’s no obvious criminality involved?
The Blog
Each of our contributors post here regularly, sharing their wit and wisdom on a wide variety of topics.
As she is placed between Proverbs and Song of Songs in the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Scriptures
Or why I appreciate the GRN
And I'm not telling people to get rid of masculinity and femininity. I'm challenging how we use these terms.
Who's really the thin complementarian?
Put this on your list of summer reads!
The complementarian argument needs to do better.
Oh wait, that wasn't a thing then. And it was a patriarchal culture. Really makes me think. And as my friend Anna says, rethink.
Terry Johnson may not understand the greatness of Jethro Tull but his new book shows that he grasps the greatness of the biblical, orthodox, classical doctrine of God.
Serene Jones offers a joyless, hopeless alternative to her caricature of orthodox Christianity
The Contributors
Each of our contributors post here regularly, sharing their wit and wisdom on a wide variety of topics. Read more at each of their individual blogs, listed below.
Carl Trueman
Postcards from Palookaville
Pastor and teacher of church history, this anti-celebrity "celebrity” dreams about what might have been, had he played his cards right. See all of Carl’s posts »
Todd Pruitt
1517
Always Texan, once Southern Baptist, now Presbyterian, he exhibits a high regard for BASE jumping, interpretive dance, and puppies. See all of Todd's posts »
Aimee Byrd
Housewife Theologian
Driving her kids all over tarnation, and her husband crazy, this tender-loving, cut-throat theologian packs a punch... or Nunchuck. See all of Aimee's posts »
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