The most prominent indicator of whether a female will be sold to a brothel, killed as a fetus, abused in her marriage or family, or denied a place of decision making in her community or church is determined not by her gender, but on the value we ascribe to gender. The single indicator for gender justice in a community begins with an ideawhat theologians call ontologythat is the value we ascribe to individuals at the level of being. This lecture explores the historical devaluation of females and how Christian faith and Scripture offer a decisive challenge to gender prejudice and injustice.

Workshop Session, 68 mins.
Building Biblical Community: Transforming Sex, Power, and Prejudice
CBE 2011 International Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA

Mimi Haddad (PhD) is president of Christians for Biblical Equality. Haddad is a founding member of the Evangelicals and Gender Study Group at the Evangelical Theological Society. She has written numerous articles and has contributed to eight books, most recently Coming Together in the 21st Century: The Bible's Message in an Age of Diversity, by Curtiss Paul DeYoung. She is also an editor and a contributing author of Global Voices on Biblical Equality: Women and Men Serving Together in the Church. Haddad is an adjunct assistant professor at Bethel University, and an adjunct professor at North Park Theological Seminary.