Bibliography Author: Sarah Hinlicky-Wilson

An exploration of the life of and traditions about Mary, mother of God, from the dedication of Jesus in the temple through her many ―sorrows.‖

A response to a Catholic perspective opposed to the ordination of women, underscoring the trinitarian, christological, and anthropological reasons for ordaining women.

A personal testimony combined with doctrinal argument about the importance and relevance of the doctrine of predestination for Christian faith today.

An exploration of how the birth of the baby boy Jesus to the woman Mary can offer insights toward the end of the ―war between the sexes.‖

A detailed study of Orthodox arguments against the ordination of women in the past 50 years, matched with an account of the rebuttal offered by the 20th century French Orthodox theologian Elisabeth Behr-Sigel, concluding that patriarchy and radical feminism share the same flawed assumptions about gender.

A reflection on the meaning of the cross as jewelry.

Invitation to follow the author and her husband‘s re-enactment of Martin Luther‘s pilgrimage from Erfurt to Rome, 500 years after the fact.

An exegesis of Luther‘s use of the joyful exchange motif in The Freedom of a Christian, followed by the application of that motif to the practice of infant baptism, ethics, and ecumenism.

Arguments in favor of staying within the ELCA while dissenting from the churchwide assembly vote in 2009.

Suggestions for responding to the sexuality study and ministry proposals to be voted on at the 2009 ELCA churchwide assembly.