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The Fork in the Road: Dialogue with Cougan: Answers to Questions

Cougan, The role of women is a difficult place to start because there are several predicates we have to cover before you can see where I’m coming from. For example, I don’t think you can properly interpret 1 Tim 2:11-15 … Continue reading

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A Lover’s Quarrel: Women and Men

Garrett’s tenth wish for the Churches of Christ is — Let us bring women into the church as equals; let us cease being male-dominated. I’m on record on this one. The Bible does not teach male domination of women. Rather, … Continue reading

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Buried Talents: Reconciling Egalitarianism and Hierarchicalism, Part 2

C. Church Affairs This brings us to the passages that deal more particularly with church affairs. In 1 Cor 14:33b-35 paternalists find ample basis to conclude that women must be silent in the assembly. But many hierarchalists agree with egalitarians … Continue reading

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Buried Talents: Reconciling Egalitarianism and Hierarchicalism, Part 1

A. Egalitarian or Hierarchalist? We earlier considered Osburn’s suggestion that there are four schools of thought as to the role of women: paternalism, hierarchicalism, egalitarianism, and radical feminism. We rejected radical feminism because this view does not accept the inerrancy … Continue reading

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Buried Talents: In Search for a New Consensus on the Role of Women

Another book-length essay. I’ve been plugging away on this one for over a decade, based on my class notes from a 17-week class on the subject taught a very long time ago. You can download the entire essay or download … Continue reading

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