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In the Easter story, women are the first to proclaim the resurrection – but churches today are still divided over female preachers

  • Written by Mary Foskett, Professor of Religious Studies, Wake Forest University
In the Easter story, women are the first to proclaim the resurrection – but churches today are still divided over female preachers'Holy Women at Christ's Tomb,' by 16th-century painter Annibale Carracci, shows an angel explaining that Jesus has risen.Hermitage Museum via Wikimedia Commons

On Easter Sunday, festively decorated churches across the United States will be filled with worshippers eager to celebrate the most important day in the Christian year.

While some will attend...

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