The Inheritance of Job’s Daughters and its Implications for Modern Gender Relations
Seeking Justice and Loving Mercy: Gender and Equality in the Bible and our Culture
August 17, 2017
Topic: Headship Theology
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The Eternal Subordination of the Son and the Permanent Subordination of Women
Ignorance of the doctrine of the Trinity is endemic in the church. Karl Barth initiated a change, at least for theologians. Now theologians agree that
August 17, 2017
The Invasion of the Homoians: Trinity and Gender, Again!
2017 “Mutual By Design” CBE International Conference This workshop examines how patriarchal views of gender relationships are sometimes anchored in homoian or semi-Arian views of the
August 3, 2017
Is Egalitarian Theology Good For Women’s Health?
Four years ago, I was invited to contribute an article to the women’s health section of a South African magazine. The editor asked me to
July 25, 2017
Text or Pretext: Loving Scripture, Living Egalitarian
I was raised complementarian. More importantly, I was raised in something of a theological echo chamber where my complementarian convictions went undisputed. All diligent Bible
May 31, 2017
You’re Going The Wrong Way: A Response To John Piper
As a child, my family celebrated the beginning of summer by watching the Wizard of Oz. Everyone had their favorite scenes, and mine was Dorothy’s
May 12, 2017
Book Review: Roman Wives, Roman Widows: The Appearance of New Women and Pauline Communities
I was very pleased to be asked to review Bruce Winter’s book on women in first century Roman society and the Pauline churches. Bruce and
April 13, 2017
Against Eternal Submission: Changing the Doctrine of the Trinity Endangers the Doctrine of Salvation and Women
Etienne Gilson spoke of medieval theology as an attempt to build great “cathedrals of the mind,” mental constructions meant to bring glory to God and
January 26, 2017
From Scripture to Doctrine
A. Introduction We Lutherans all want to argue on the basis of God’s revealed truth in the authoritative Scripture. Yet all of us come to
December 29, 2016