Dr. Carmen Joy Imes

Many books that cross my desk are aimed at students or laypeople, rather than biblical scholars. I read and enjoy many of them in order to b...

Photo: C Imes Cynthia Long Westfall's Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle's Vision for Men and Women in Christ is a tour de for...

It was an unlikely invitation.  Would I travel to Wake Forest, NC to speak on personhood at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary?  I, w...

Today I had the privilege of interviewing Kristen Padilla about her book entitled Now That I'm Called: A Guide for Women Discerning a...

It may not seem like such a big deal to stand there holding a tray of bread squares. Don't be fooled. It's a very big deal. Let me...

Two of the most recent contributions to the burgeoning collection of novels written by biblical scholars are worth reading. Historical ficti...

Last month, InterVarsity Press launched a new campaign that piqued my interest: #readwomen . IVP (and its parent organization, InterVarsi...

Another tribute -- this one to the many men who have shared the platform with me over the years. Meet Our Champions: August Konkel, Dan ...

. . . has sent shockwaves through the blogosphere, the twittersphere, and every other sphere. My Facebook feed has been punctuated by alarm,...

Imagine if your best work went unnoticed. Imagine if you wrote a report but someone else's name went on the cover. Imagine if that sam...

2016 has been deeply satisfying for me personally. This is ironic, considering the tumultuous waters we have traveled as a nation and the lo...

I had heard about the book a while back. All good things. It seemed like the kind of book that could illuminate my journey as a woman in aca...

In a time where questions of gender, identity, and sexual orientation are at the forefront of public policy and public discourse, it's u...