Theology in the Raw Nijay Gupta on Women in Leadership, Receiving Criticism, and Paul's Vision for Meaning in this Life.
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Mar 23, 2026 
Nijay K. Gupta, Julius R. Mantey Professor of New Testament and award-winning author, reflects on writing about women in leadership and the responsibilities that follow. He talks about handling criticism with humility. He previews Paul for the World, connecting Paul to work, mental health, arts, and practical ethics.
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Use Personal Humility To Build Trust
- Do include personal story and humility when writing on sensitive topics to invite readers in.
- Nijay Gupta put a mea culpa in Tell Her Story's introduction and used blind female reviewers to show humility and invite trust.
Classroom Moment Exposed Unconscious Exclusion
- Nijay shared a classroom incident where a female student felt excluded because he used male students as examples.
- He had to reflect how joking familiarity with men unintentionally sidelined women in his examples.
Engage Diverse Voices Beyond Tokenism
- Do genuinely engage diverse voices rather than using them as tokens.
- Nijay advises building personal relationships with diverse colleagues so their perspectives aren't just poster endorsements.
