Viewing feminism and egalitarianism as a diminishing God’s design, complementarians have written extensively seeking to describe distinctions of womanhood: notably, Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood edited by Wayne Grudem and John Piper, Let Me Be a Woman by Elisabeth Elliot, Womanly Dominion by Mark Chanski, Creative Counterpart by Linda Dillow, Feminine Appeal by Carolyn Mahaney, … Read more
Creeds define the essential doctrines of the faith, but non-essential doctrines can cause division even within churches unified on the essentials. In contemporary Christianity, women in authority roles constitutes one such divisive issue, even though most scholars classify this issue as “secondary.” Secondary issues still are given different levels of importance, which affects how one … Read more
Within evangelical complementarian traditions women called to ministry have struggled to find their place of leadership within the church. To what extent can a hermeneutical framework of ‘agency from the margins’ yield a viable practical theological model for women’s flourishing in ministry within, and in fidelity to, complementarian traditions? The story of Ruth in Biblical … Read more
Historically, scholars and theologians have interpreted 1 Timothy 2:11–15 as prohibiting women from teaching and holding leadership roles in the church based primarily on the allusion to Genesis in verses 13–14. Originally, the limitation was understood to be because women were more easily deceived than men since Eve alone had been deceived (2:14). More recently, … Read more
The setting of this narrative is a public birthday celebration for Herod Antipas. Even though this narrative is built on an interchange of two stories, an analysis of the parallels and comparisons from the intercalation offers little insight about the women in the narrative. Therefore, another narrative approach will be adopted using the implied author’s … Read more