The complementarian1 conviction, that women are under male authority and therefore must be excluded from (some) positions of leadership, rests in no small measure on
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the Summer 2007 issue of Mutuality (Original publication date: 06/05/07). Maybe you can relate to some of
I once wholly believed in a patriarchal view—not only believed it, but lived it. I didn’t care if it didn’t feel good, I cared about
In terms of gender, language is very important. Words carry connotations and definitions of key concepts that ultimately delineate the point one is trying to
Toward an Understanding of Ancient Conceptions of “Head”1 For nearly two thousand years, an elegant country villa lay buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Editor’s Note: This is an Evangelical Press Association award winning article. I still wonder how it could have happened. During the twenty years that Priscilla Papers has
From ancient times and in almost every culture the role of women has been questioned, debated, and regulated. At present in the evangelical Christian church,
Atlanta changed my life! There, I’ve said it, OK? To be a part of the world’s largest-ever collection of clergy ( 42,000) in one building
For the past few years, I have been a close watcher of the Promise Keepers movement. This has included assiduously reading each issue of New
A double-paged ad costing thousands of dollars began to appear two months ago in Christianity Today and other Christian magazines in the United States promoting