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Theologian Molly Marshall preaching at the Southern Baptist Women in Ministry meeting, June 9, 1985. Baptist Women in Ministry

December 13, 2021

Here’s how Southern Baptist women found ways to lead outside the denomination

Susan M. Shaw, Oregon State University

Many Southern Baptist women who left the denomination took leadership roles in other churches, educational institutions and organizations.

Nuns from Taiwan pray in Taipei on May 8, 2011, in celebration of the Buddha’s birth anniversary. Patrick Lin/AFP via Getty Images

December 9, 2021

Buddhist nuns and female scholars are gaining new leadership roles, in a tradition that began with the ordination of Buddha’s foster mother

Jue Liang, Denison University

Traditionally, Buddhism has been opposed to women taking on leadership roles. However, nuns in many Buddhist-majority countries are challenging the patriarchal rules.

Rabbi Diana Villa, center, with colleagues at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, in Jerusalem, in 2013. AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner

December 8, 2021

Women lead religious groups in many ways – besides the growing number who have been ordained

Deborah Whitehead, University of Colorado Boulder

A scholar of gender and US religious history explains how women are trying to make religious communities more inclusive. Women’s ordination is only one piece of this ongoing work.

Sister Megan Rice answers questions from members of a church group at a home in Maryville, Tennessee, in 2013. Linda Davidson / The Washington Post via Getty Images

December 8, 2021

Nuns against nuclear weapons – Plowshares protesters have fought for disarmament for over 40 years, going to prison for peace

Carole Sargent, Georgetown University

A Catholic historian writes about nuns who protested against nuclear weapons. Even when convicted of sabotage, they used prison time to serve fellow inmates and push for justice.

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