Editor’s note: The following essay appears in the Fall 2023 issue of Eikon. Feminist theologians have long wrestled with the question of God’s gender. In particular, they have chafed against naming God as “Father” and even against Jesus’ incarnation in a male body. As Mary Daly famously wrote, “If God is male, then the male...

Editors note: the following book review appears in the Fall 2022 issue of Eikon. Durgin, Celina and Dru Johnson, eds. The Biblical World of Gender: The Daily Lives of Ancient Women and Men. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2022. Introduction The Biblical World of Gender, edited by Celina Durgin and Dru Johnson, is a collection...

Editors note: the following book review appears in the Fall 2022 issue of Eikon. M. D. Perkins. Dangerous Affirmation: The Threat of ‘Gay Christianity.’ Tupelo, MS: American Family Association, 2022. While walking our dogs together last week, my neighbor Malcolm wanted to know why I do not support gay marriage. Did I not understand, he...

Editors note: the following book review appears in the Fall 2022 issue of Eikon. Mark A. Yarhouse and Julia A. Sadusky. Gender Identity and Faith: Clinical Postures, Tools, and Case Studies for Client-Centered Care. Downer’s Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2022. Introduction The intersection of gender identity struggles, pastoral care, and counseling methodology is a Gordian...

Editors note: the following book review appears in the Fall 2022 issue of Eikon. Gregg R.Allison. Embodied: Living as Whole People in a Fractured World. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2021. The human body can be a neglected aspect of our Christian theology, but it is at the center of current cultural attention. We acknowledge that...

Editors note: the following book review appears in the Fall 2022 issue of Eikon. Mark Regnerus. The Future of Christian Marriage. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. Where is marriage headed for Christians? That is the question Roman Catholic sociologist Mark Regnerus tackles in his new book. He writes “This is a book about how modern...