Sandra Glahn, PhD:
Making research accessible through story and analogy
Welcome! I'm a journalist and the author, coauthor, or editor of more than twenty books. I serve as Professor of Media Arts and Worship at Dallas Theological Seminary. I’m glad you’re here.
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releasing August 25, 2026
A Woman’s Place Is in the Story
Ignore them, vilify them, or treat them as isolated cameos―these have been common approaches to Christian teaching about the women in the Bible. As a result, we not only miss the significance of women in the biblical narrative but also misunderstand important questions in the text more broadly. Scholar Sandra Glahn argues that we need to rightly recognize the nature of biblical narrative by seeing the women in the stories as essential.
In A Woman's Place Is in the Story, Glahn models how we can better read stories in their literary context and understand why the original authors included what they did. She reexamines both well-known and neglected passages, such as Tamar and Judah, the Hebrew midwives, Abigail, and the Samaritan woman at the well. Even when they seem to be minor characters, biblical women are key to moving the plot forward and revealing truths about God.
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The arts. Gender. Culture and Christianity. Writing for publication. The history of women in the church—especially in the visual record. Marriage. Marital intimacy. Reproductive ethics… I love interacting with readers on lots of topics, but especially these. Twice a month I also blog for Engage, bible.org’s site for women in ministry leadership. Often those posts will appear here, too.
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“Dr. Glahn has been catalyzing a generation of women to preach and publish, and I happen to be one of the folks she's influenced. Thanks!”
Kat Armstrong
Bible Teacher & Author