Sandra L. Glahn

In addition to teaching on-campus classes, Dr. Glahn teaches immersive courses in Italy and Great Britain. She is a multi-published author of both fiction and non-fiction, a journalist, and speaker who advocates for thinking that transforms, especially on topics relating to art, marriage, and first-century backgrounds as they relate to gender. Dr. Glahn’s more than twenty-five books reveal her interests in bioethics, sexual ethics, and biblical women. She has also written twelve Bible studies in the Coffee Cup Bible Study series. A regular blogger at Engage, bible.org’s site for women in Christian leadership, Dr. Glahn is also a Substack writer and co-founder of The Visual Museum of Women in Christianity. She is married to Gary and they have a married daughter and one granddaughter.

Sandra L. Glahn’s Books

Sandra L. Glahn’s Publication Articles

  • “Book Review: Christian Women in the Patristic World: Their Influence, Authority, and Legacy in the Second through Fifth Centuries.” Bibliotheca Sacra (176:701). Jan–Mar 2019. 122–124
  • “Book Review: The Twenty something Soul: Understanding the Religious and Secular Lives of American Young.” Bibliotheca Sacra (176:704). Oct–Dec 2019. 489–491.
  • “Book Review: Visual Arts in the Worshiping Church.” Theology Today (75:3). Oct 2018. 402–403.
  • “Weaker Vessels and Calling Husbands ‘Lord’: Was Peter Insulting Wives?” Bibliotheca Sacra (174:693). Jan –Mar 2017. 60–76.
  • “Book Review: The Power of Children: The Construction of Christian Families in the Greco- Roman World.” Bibliotheca Sacra (173:692). Oct–Dec 2016. 493–497.
  • “Book Review: First Timothy.” Bibliotheca Sacra (172:686). Apr–Jun 2015. 248–250.
  • “Book Review: The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking, and the New Gospel of Adoption.” Bibliotheca Sacra (172:686). 2015. 252–256.
  • “The First-Century Ephesian Artemis: Ramifications of Her Identity.” Bibliotheca Sacra (172:688). 2015.
  • “Book Review: She can teach: empowering women to teach the Scriptures effectively.” Bibliotheca Sacra (171:683). 2014. 316-34.
  • “Book Review: A Royal ‘Waste’ of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God and Being Church for the World.” Bibliotheca Sacra (157:628). 2000. 506.
  • “The Identity of Artemis of the Ephesians in First-Century Ephesus.” Bibliotheca Sacra (172:687). 1753. 316–34.

Sandra L. Glahn’s Contributions

A Prof Life No Other

A Prof Like No Other

When Howard G. Hendricks met his sixth-grade teacher, she said, "I've heard a lot about you.…
April 1, 2010
Israel- Encounter God as Storyteller

Israel: Encounter God as Storyteller II

“You’ve been to Egypt?” I was shocked. We’d been married five years, and I was just…
February 1, 2010

Jordan: Encounter God as Storyteller

A great narrative needs a great setting. And God has often set His redemption story in…
July 1, 2009

The Gift God Still Wants

From the time of Cain and Abel until today God has been asking for only one…
December 1, 2007

Informed Consent

Read an excerpt from Informed Consent, a novel that considers a compassionate response to AIDS and…
September 11, 2007

Premium Roast with Ruth

Book Excerpt: In the face of famine two women journey to the “house of bread” in…
June 12, 2007

Empty Arms, Heavy Burden

One in six couples struggles with infertility during their childbearing years. But they are not alone.…
July 7, 2006

Espresso with Esther

Click here to read this excerpt by Sandra L. Glahn (ThM, 2001)
July 7, 2006

Sharpen Your Focus

In this first issue of Kindred Spirit following the worldwide celebration of a new millennium, we…
July 7, 2006

Storytelling: The Twelve Ways of Christmas

What other time of year can we walk into the mall and hear music that directs…
July 7, 2006

Why We Honor the Human Embryo

My family gathered after our holiday feast to play Balderdash, a game in which players make up…
July 7, 2006

Vindicate the Villain?

This brief overview will introduce you to the fundamentals of Gnosticism, the philosophy behind the Gospel…
July 7, 2006

A Man of God: Profile of Dr. Mark L. Bailey

Dr. Mark L. Bailey stands at the front of the classroom holding a Bible in his…
July 7, 2006
woman standing at podium speaking at DTS Chapel

The Sinners' Prayer for Believers

Ms. Sandra Glahn, editor-in-chief of Kindred Spirit, uses the example of the psalmist to show how…
September 16, 2003

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