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Popular articles

“Headship in Ephesians” by Lisa Baumert

“Finding Christian Headship at the Mississippi Headwaters” by Sara Ronnevik

“Patriarchy and Propaganda” by G. David Korsen

Academic articles

“On the Significance of Kephalē (‘Head’)” by Richard S. Cervin

“A Meta-Study of the Debate over the Meaning of ‘Head’ (Kephalē) in Paul’s Writings” by Alan F. Johnson

“Toward an Understanding of Ancient Conceptions of ‘Head'” by Cathy Kroeger

“Is the Head of the House at Home? The way to build a Christian home is for each member of the family to work at surpassing the other in love and voluntary submission” by Joe E. Trull