Course : Cynthia Hester

A comprehensive online course for understanding the spectrum of biblical beliefs and developing your view of women and the church.

Theology of Women Academy is the only online course,
outside of a Bible college or seminary, that guides you through the spectrum of biblical, theological, and historical Christian views on women and church leadership.

Dr. Cynthia Hester, a Dallas Theological Seminary graduate (MACE, 2017; DMin 2022), founded Theology of Women Academy in 2021. More than sixty (60) students, women and men, including have enrolled in this course.

Join this self-paced study to transform your confusion and/or uncertainty into clarity, and to feel equipped to form your views on women and the church.

At the conclusion of this course, you will have:

Learned the key words and related terminology

such as, complementarian, egalitarian, mutualist, descriptive, prescriptive, feminist, authentein, ezer, and more...

Read significant literature and sifted the spectrum of orthodox views

and their related arguments on women and church leadership.

Grown in your understanding of the significant Bible passages

including historical and cultural backgrounds related to women and the church.

Grown in your understanding of women's historical leadership functions

in the Bible, the early church, and in church history.

Examined Jesus's and the Apostle Paul's interactions with women

in the New Testament.

Grown in your understanding of select Bible translation issues

in the relevant texts on women.

and…

Above all else, Theology of Women Academy will move you from uncertainty and confusion to clarity and an informed foundation to develop your views on women and church leadership.

6 Modules… 20 Lessons… plus Live Group Q & A Calls

"What Cynthia is teaching is so important. I've been in missions for 25 years, and always assumed my church tradition is what the Bible taught. Digging deep into the scriptures, and writings of the church fathers and others has been so important for me. As a ministry leader, I find myself more and more needing to be able to clearly state my beliefs and why I believe them. Thanks for helping me along this journey!"

Janelle Stoops

"I endorse Theology of Women Academy. Hester provides a range of views and rationales behind them."

Dr. Sandra Glahn

"What a privilege it has been to be a part of the inaugural 2021 course! It was very helpful to have all of the Scripture and historical data together in one place to thoroughly think through the issue. Cynthia Hester's mastery of the material was exemplary. I highly recommend this course to anyone seeking to understand how God values women and uses us for his Kingdom."

Traci Martin

"This course has made me think more deeply about what I held to be true about women serving in the church. And, I appreciated the balance of ideas presented during the course."

Marjie Nelson

"The learner in me is grateful for your course. I absolutely feel more solid in my view on women from a biblical perspective."

Keisha N. Jones

Course opens for enrollment two times a year.

Spring 2024 enrollment is now closed.

Join the Waitlist to receive the first email announcing Fall 2024 enrollment.

Theology of Women Academy® is a unique learning opportunity for women and men.

Isn’t it time you studied—what Scripture says about women and leadership–a vital topic for the church?

Approximately 50 students have engaged with Dr. Hester and the excellent content inside Theology of Women Academy®! Join them.

What you believe about women matters.

Theology of Women Academy®

$297/pp + Texts

Men and Women in Christ: Fresh Light from the Biblical Texts by Andrew Bartlett.

Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood by John Piper & Wayne Grudem, eds. (Download a free PDF version or purchase paperback.)

Cynthia Hester