Regent College Chapel
Summer Programs

The Real Dark Ages: How Evangelicals Wrote Women out of Church History

Can the church recover a more accurate understanding of our past?
Beth Allison Barr

You’re invited to Regent's 2026 Evening Public Lecture series! Join us in the chapel or tune in online to explore theology, culture, and much more with this year’s Summer faculty.

To livestream this and other Evening Public Lectures, visit rgnt.net/live.

About the Lecture

Historian Beth Allison Barr will discuss how the vital role of women in the life of the church has been downplayed, marginalized, and suppressed from many Christians’ understanding of our history.

Location: Regent College Chapel, 5800 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC

Parking: Regent College no longer has its own parking lot. Paid parking options are available nearby with metered parking on Western Parkway, among other locations, and covered pay parking at the Thunderbird Parkade. See parking.ubc.ca for more info.

Related Course

Beth Allison Barr is teaching Medieval Women & Religion (June 1–5) as part of Regent’s 2026 Summer Programs.

Beth Allison Barr

Beth Allison Barr

James Vardaman Professor of History (Baylor University)

Beth Allison Barr is James Vardaman Professor of History at Baylor University; she is also known for her speaking and writing as a public intellectual. Her most recent books are Becoming the Pastor’s Wife (Brazos, 2025) and The Making of Biblical Womanhood (Brazos, 2021).

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