At a time when our culture desperately needs models of sexual wholeness, the church is torn by difficulty and division over issues of gender roles and sexuality. This series provides a cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural Christian perspective developed on a solid biblical and theological basis. The lectures and round-table discussions seek to find a "place to stand" on such issues as: What roles are appropriate to women and men within church and home? How do Christians deal with issues of sexuality and identity within their calling to marriage or singleness? What distinctive attitudes towards gender and sexuality can help define the Christian community in times of cultural change?

Maxine Hancock is Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. Among her other books are several on family relationships, including Living on Less and Liking in More, Re-evaluating Your Commitments, and Creative, Confident, Children. And notably, her work on Bunyan in A Key in the Window: Marginal Notes in Bunyan's Narratives.

Iain W. Provan is the E. Marshall Shepherd Professor of Biblical Studies (Old Testament) at Regent College. He has authored commentaries on 1 & 2 Kings, Ecclesiastes & Song of Songs, and Lamentations, as well as numerous scholarly articles.

Rikk E. Watts is Associate Professor of New Testament at Regent College. He is author of a recently published book on the use of Isaiah in the Gospel of Mark entitled Isaiah's New Exodus and Mark.

Gordon D. Fee is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Regent College. He has authored commentaries on 1 Corinthians, Philippians and the Pastoral Epistles, as well as books on exegesis, hermeneutics and the Holy Spirit.

Miriam Adeney has a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Washington State University and is associate professor of Global and Urban Ministries at Seattle Pacific University. She has also been a research professor at Regent College and has coordinated a bookwriting program for Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Her most recent book is Daughters of Islam.

Alice Mathews is Lois W. Bennett Distinguished Associate Professor of Educational Ministries and Women's Ministries at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She is the author of A Woman God Can Lead and is known for her participation in the daily Bible-teaching radio program Discover the Word.