Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Making the Academic Practical Making the Academic Practical ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.laurajhunt.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Roundup of Concerns with the ESV](https://www.laurajhunt.com/2017/08/27/roundup-of-concerns-with-the-esv/) - I had another question come up with the ESV today (English Standard Version), so I thought I would post a round-up of blogs that address these issues. As an ordained Free Methodist, I cannot put this too strongly. The ESV is not suitable for use in our denomination. (The NLT is similarly problematic. I recommend - [Power and Gender](https://www.laurajhunt.com/2018/09/01/power-and-gender/) - “Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.” ~ Augustine of Hippo Definitions of Power: Although Max Weber emphasized the destructiveness of power-over, others have brought nuance to the discussion. Groups may have power - [Roundup of Resources on Women in Ministry](https://www.laurajhunt.com/2018/07/01/roundup-of-resources-on-women-in-ministry/) - Changing one's mind is a slow process, and I did not come to believe women could be ordained without a lot of prayer and study. Check out the introductory books, and then I recommend regular reading on one or more of the websites listed here. And if you really want to dig into Scripture, be - [Race in the USA: My Learning, Part 1](https://www.laurajhunt.com/2018/05/01/race-in-the-usa-my-learning-part-1/) - Image Credit: Elizabeth A. Eccles Don't miss the podcast links at the end! Continual self-reflection as well as moving from reflection to action are essential. Check out: Martin Luther King, Jr's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" "An Examen for White Allies" "101 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice" A few personal notes: You - [Evaluation of NET Bible on Gender](https://www.laurajhunt.com/2020/05/15/evaluation-of-net-bible-on-gender/) - Someone asked what I thought of the NET Bible (https://netbible.org) and, rather than giving a simple thumbs up or thumbs down, I decided to go through the steps I took to make my evaluation, in case anyone wants to use them to evaluate other translations. Jump to the bottom if you just want my conclusions. - [Mentoring Women in Ministry](https://www.laurajhunt.com/2023/05/01/mentoring-women-in-ministry/) - Book Review: Kadi Cole, Developing Female Leaders Have you ever read a book where on one page you want to shout "Hallelujah!" and the next you have grave concerns? I am aware of two books specifically designed to help men support women leaders, and both of them fit that bill. There is so much good - [Billy Graham Rule (aka Mike Pence Rule)](https://www.laurajhunt.com/2020/07/06/billy-graham-rule-aka-mike-pence-rule/) - Here are some posts I find particularly insightful: "10 reasons why Mike Pence's 'Billy Graham Rule' harms us" by Natalie Collins "The Mickey Mouse Syndrome: Avoiding the Temptation or the Appearance of Evil" by Jill Richardson Also very relevant: "i am not a sex-fueled robot" by Micah J. Murray "Modesty: I don't think it means - [Do the Answers Fit the Questions?](https://www.laurajhunt.com/2013/02/12/do-the-answers-fit-the-questions/) - Doctrine – which looks at things like the trinity, the end times, salvation, justification, sanctification – is the careful (or, perhaps tedious) explanation of the various things (propositions, to philosophers) that Christians (or some Christians, or the best Christians, or at least our kind of Christians) believe. Doctrine is what we use to figure out - [Review of Cynthia Westfall's Paul and Gender](https://www.laurajhunt.com/2017/06/01/review-of-cynthia-westfalls-paul-and-gender/) - I have been looking forward to reading Cynthia Long Westfall’s latest book, Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle’s Vision for Men and Women in Christ since it came out last year. It is a meaty book (315 pages), that digs into Greek words and ancient cultures (Roman, Greek, and Jewish), and I decided I would - [Interview for "Women Biblical Scholars"](https://www.laurajhunt.com/2017/12/11/interview-for-women-biblical-scholars/) - How did you decide to become a biblical scholar? Share your autobiographical journey. I would probably never have gotten my PhD in New Testament if... Read more - [Review of Raquel St. Clair's Call and Consequences](https://www.laurajhunt.com/2017/12/18/review-of-raquel-st-clairs-call-and-consequences/) - Review of St. Clair, Raquel A. Call and Consequences: A Womanist Reading of Mark. Minneapolis, Minn: Fortress Press, 2008. The person of Jesus is of great importance to many African American women. He reveals God, and is a co-sufferer with them. This becomes problematic, however, when that suffering is understood as ordained by God for the sake - [Race in the USA: My Own Learning, Part 2](https://www.laurajhunt.com/2018/05/01/race-in-the-usa-my-own-learning-part-1/) - Image Credit: Elizabeth A. Eccles A few personal notes: I spent about 3-4 years reading the books in part 1, getting that information settled in my head, and re-arranging my view of the world around it. The resources that follow are those I am finding helpful now. (clicking on the titles or images takes you - [Review of Willie James Jennings' The Christian Imagination](https://www.laurajhunt.com/2018/06/01/review-of-willie-james-jennings-the-christian-imagination/) - This book was transformational. Here is my summary. Replacing Israel with Christians as the people of God (a doctrine called supersessionism) created a hole in the theological imagination that Europeans were able to fill with themselves. Moving on from there, creation and the incarnation demonstrate God/Christ’s focus on the whole world, which Europeans construct themselves - [Anger and the Setting Sun](https://www.laurajhunt.com/2018/07/01/anger-and-the-setting-sun/) - Ephesians 4:26 26ὀργίζεσθε καὶ μὴ ἁμαρτάνετε· ὁ ἥλιος μὴ ἐπιδυέτω ἐπὶ [τῷ] παροργισμῷ ὑμῶν (NA28) Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun set on your irritation (author translation). The translation and application of this verse have to overcome quite a few questions. Is ὀργίζεσθε imperative or indicative? Does the mention of - [Gender and Language](https://www.laurajhunt.com/2018/09/01/gender-and-language/) - These resources are helpful in navigating ways to use language that does not hurt the very people we are called to care for. "8 Reasons to Stop Saying ‘Men’ When We Mean Everyone" by Karl Vaters Microaggressions: Definition and Examples For an example of a microaggression, note the comment by Tony Morgan at the end - [Images and Songs from James Cone's The Cross and the Lynching Tree](https://www.laurajhunt.com/2020/01/15/images-and-songs-from-james-cones-the-cross-and-the-lynching-tree/) - James H. Cone, in his book, The Cross and the Lynching Tree, references lots of songs, art, and poetry. For the convenience of anyone reading the book who, like me, might want to hear and see and read further, I've created a YouTube playlist of the songs, and assembled links to the images (in red) - [Broken](https://www.laurajhunt.com/2017/12/11/broken/) - I went to a storytelling workshop. The leader was reading Ann Voskamp’s The Broken Way, and she gave the word ‘broken’ as a writing prompt. This is what I wrote. I don’t know what I would have looked like whole. I began to know... 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