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The Head Of The Wife?
By: Dorothy G. Stevens | September 5, 2000
"For the husband is the head of the wife, is that not what the Bible says?" my friend asked in all earnestness. "No," I replied, "that is not what the Bible says. Paul says that the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church. How is Christ the [...]
Why I Disagree with Dobson and the SBC
By: Kim A. Pettit | March 5, 2000
The SBC Statement on the Family, and the controversy around this statement, have provided many opportunities for new conversations.
Our Egalitarian Story
By: Cathy and Phil Van Loon | March 5, 2000
As a couple, we have always valued equality, even if we haven’t always practiced it. It seemed to be not only an issue of basic fairness but also a practical way to share the joys and burdens of our life together. But implementing this ideal has been an incremental process.
Questions That Mislead the Gender Debate
By: Rebecca Merrill Groothuis | March 5, 2000
Is there a principle clearly taught and consistently applied in the Bible that states women are universally limited in their rights, opportunities, and authority (whether personal, cultural, or spiritual) solely on account of their sex, and, if so, what is the logical and theological explanation for this?
Biblical Submission within Marriage
By: Rebecca Merrill Groothuis | February 14, 1999
What is biblical submission in marriage? What does it look like in an egalitarian marriage? Rebecca Merrill Groothuis responds to complementarian stances on submission in marriage with a look at Scripture.
Book Review: Women and Men: Gender in the Church
By: James R. Beck | October 31, 1998
The book's thirteen chapters deal with the many facets of concern that arise when we seek to examine the issue of gender and the church: the theology of gender, gender in the Bible, sex differences, homemaking vs. careers, masculinity and femininity, violence and gender, aging, singleness, racial ramifications of gender, and parenting concerns.
Equal to Serve: Women and Men in the Church and Home
By: Gretchen Gaebelein Hull | April 1, 1998
Equal to Serve takes a close look at the women of the Bible and the men they lived and served with.
Women Keep Promises, Too! Or, Christian Life is for Both Men and Women
By: Rebecca Merrill Groothuis, Douglas Groothuis | April 30, 1997
Perhaps we ought to express amazement not only at the size and success of Promise Keepers, but also that the idea of someone keeping his promises should be considered so revolutionary as to start a movement! Perhaps we should pause to ponder what kind of church we have become, now that many Christian men [...]
More on the Roles of Women in Antiquity
By: Craig Keener | October 31, 1996
Evangelical egalitarians often argue that the biblical writers were progressive in their day. It may therefore be helpful to survey some male views about women in the general period in which the New Testament was being written. We should keep in mind that the New Testament writers were not the only progressive voices [...]
Two-Headed Leadership Monster Or An Equal Partnership?
By: Jan Huffaker | April 30, 1995
Who says dual leadership won’t work?? Who says some one person has to make the ultimate decision? This is not a “truth” that I find explicitly stated in Scripture, nor is it one that has panned out in real life in every case. I would suggest that it is in the category of “old-husbands’ [...]