All the Buried Women Episode 3 - Loopholes
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Mar 27, 2025 Rosalie Beck, the first female professor of religion at Baylor University, brings her bold insights to the discussion. She reflects on her journey through theological education, revealing the gender dynamics in a male-dominated field. The conversation dives into loopholes that allowed women to serve in ministry despite restrictions, highlighting roles like professors and pastor's wives. They explore the historical evolution of women's ordination within the Southern Baptist Convention and challenge traditional perceptions of women's authority in religious contexts.
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Language And Setting As Loopholes
- The SBC used language and setting to allow women to functionally minister without ordination.
- Titles like professor, missionary, or pastor's wife created sanctioned loopholes that hid authority under different names.
Rosalie Beck's Seminary Confrontation
- Rosalie Beck recounts pushback and sexist remarks while at Southwestern Seminary but boldly confronted a professor.
- Her sharp rebuke and top grade exposed the hypocrisy of dismissive male faculty.
Ordination As A Scarlet Letter
- Baylor hired Rosalie as a lecturer only because she was not ordained and did not want ordination.
- Ordination became a disqualifier for women even when functionally irrelevant to their teaching ability.
