Estrelda Y. Alexander

Holy Spirit, Holy Living

Christian Living

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Rethinking Holiness

Theology

“Bernie Van De Walle presents a readable, engaging, and theologically sound conversation that is absolutely necessary. Approaching a subject that has fallen out of popularity within the contemporary Christian church, Van De Walle offers a much-needed corrective to the misrepresentations of holiness that have arisen over the past several decades. By connecting the lines between God’s nature and God’s intention for creation, Van De Walle invites us to embrace the genuine liberty to participate in the divine nature and to be conformed to the image of Christ. He reminds us that holiness is neither something we achieve nor a matter of behavior—of being sinless—but is rather something God creates within individuals and the church. For pastors and theological educators who have lamented the current state of holiness among our parishioners and students, Rethinking Holiness provides an excellent resource for reigniting conversations about genuine holiness with those to whom we are called to minister.”

The Role of Female Seminaries on the Road to Social Justice for Women

History & Biography

“Welch and Ruelas have done an excellent job of recovering the valuable contribution of women in laying the educational foundation for their sisters in every facet of the Christian academy. Their solid, hard work provides a wealth of material on the beginning of, not only small women's colleges, but some of our most prestigious institutions of higher education. . . . Women in the contemporary academy, and all who are concerned with social justice and giving women well deserved credit for their contributions to building solid institutions throughout the history of this country, will find rich material in this volume.”

What Women Want

Women

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Women and the Landscape of American Higher Education

History & Biography

“Abraham Ruelas has made an important contribution to recovery of long-forgotten but vital contributions Wesleyan Holiness and Pentecostal women have made to one of the most important religious movements of the last three centuries. His narrative takes us into the formerly little-explored area of women's involvement in shaping institutions that often trained the very men who denied them equal access to most arenas of ministry. Reulas is a welcomed comrade, whose work inspires Holiness or Pentecostal woman scholars who struggle to serve and forge a viable place for our intellectual gifts within the life of the institutions we love.”

Workshop of the Holy Spirit

Discipleship & Christian Education

“Strong and Bielman challenge trends that separate theological education and ministry preparation from the church’s vital role in vocational and spiritual formation. They call us back to a historical framework that offers a fresh look at how theological education could be a cooperative, rather than competitive, endeavor. Further, they invite students, church leaders, and theological educators to return to a more holistic understanding of ministry in which the Holy Spirit shapes faithful leaders for contemporary challenges.”