Equity for Women in the Church, in partnership with The Gathering: A Womanist Church, created “Equity Live,” featuring live-streamed conversations on the equal representation of clergywomen as pastors. These liberating and illuminating conversations seek to dismantle the interlocking injustices of sexism and racism that impede clergywomen. In Episode Three, Rev. Dr. Irie Lynne Session interviews Dr. Christopher R. Hutson on the topic, "The Biblical Text, Interpretation, and Equity for Women in the Church."
Dr. Hutson is the Professor of Bible, Missions & Ministry at Abilene Christian University (ACU) and serves on the board of Equity for Women in the Church. Before arriving at ACU in 2010, he taught at Hood Theological Seminary in Salisbury, North Carolina (1998-2010), which is the seminary of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. His primary research area is the New Testament, especially the Pauline letters and Luke-Acts. He also studies the Stone-Campbell Movement, race relations in America, and the application of biblical texts to contemporary social issues. He is interested in Jewish-Christian relations and is an associate member of Temple Mizpah in Abilene. A native of Tennessee, he holds degrees from Lipscomb University (BA, 1983); the University of Cincinnati (MA, 1986); and Yale University (MDiv, 1989; PhD, 1998), with additional studies at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio. His most recent book is a commentary on First and Second Timothy and Titus, published in the Paideia Series by Baker Academic (2019).