In this essay, Sarah Thebarge discusses how women in the church often identify themselves, and relate to each other, based on gender stereotypes and roles. Thebarge advocates that instead of seeing the Gospel through the lens of family, fertility and femininity, women in the church begin to engage in the true Gospel, which calls for fellowship based on identity in Christ instead of particular life circumstances. In doing this, women will be free to experience the unity described in John 17, rather than finding common ground in superficial affinities.
The Institute for Cultural Engagement, an official program of Multnomah University and Biblical Seminary