Dr. Jennifer Buckley is an Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Azusa Pacific University. After attending Azusa Pacific University for her undergraduate degree, Dr. Buck received her master's at Fuller Seminary and then her doctoral from Claremont Graduate. She was raised in a Quaker Christian church in Friendswood, Texas, so much of her Christian education was formed around the promotion of women being encouraged into leadership positions in Christian spaces. Thus, when she arrived at higher education, she fought for a more equality-based understanding of women’s role in the church through an Egalitarian interpretation of scripture. 

In this episode, Dr. Buck addresses three of the main arguments employed by those who do not believe in elevating the female voice in Christian spaces. By offering context into different scriptures that have been used to argue against women in Christian leadership, Dr. Buck opens the possibility for a new and fresh understanding of scripture– one that seeks to liberate and promote rather than silence and oppress— this is the word of God that we know and love. This is the Jesus we know and love.

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