Tag: Discovering Biblical Equality
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DBE: Concluding Thoughts
Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity without Hierarchy (Click here for Chapter Summaries Index) Yesterday I posted the final chapter summary from Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity without Hierarchy. This was my second time working through the book from beginning to end, although some chapters have become dog-eared from my frequent reference to them. It truly is a…
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Note About the DBE Book Discussion
Today's DBE post was Chapter 29, the last essay in the book. However, as I discovered while reviewing my 1st edition copy of the book, Chapter 17 was removed from the 2nd edition, and a new Chapter 17 was added. I just got my 2nd edition yesterday. I will summarize the new Chapter 17 on…
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DBE: Chapter 29 – Toward Reconciliation: Healing the Schism
Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy. A Book Discussion. (Index here) Part V: Living it Out (Practical Applications) Chapter 29 – Toward Reconciliation: Healing the Schism. Alice P. Mathews. Mathews begins this final essay in the book by pointing us to Thomas Kuhn’s “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.” The hierarchical view and the egalitarian views…
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DBE: Chapter 28 – Helping the Church Understand Biblical Equality
Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy. A Book Discussion. (Index here) Part V: Living it Out (Practical Applications) Chapter 28 – Helping the Church Understand Biblical Equality. Mimi Haddad and Alvera Mickelson. Haddad and Mickelson write, “Sociological research suggests that it is not enough to present the biblical facts” if there are to be real…
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DBE: Chapter 27 – Nature, Culture and Gender Complementarity
Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy. A Book Discussion. (Index here) Part V: Living it Out (Practical Applications) Chapter 27 – Nature, Culture and Gender Complementarity. Cynthia Neal Kimball. Kimball begins her essay by noting the limitations that cultural assumptions place on women. She writes: Historically, gender difference has cost women dearly in terms of…
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DBE: Chapter 26 – Marriage as a Partnership of Equals
Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy. A Book Discussion. (Index here) Part V: Living it Out (Practical Applications) Chapter 26 – Marriage as a Partnership of Equals. Jack O. Balswick and Judith K. Balswick. The Balswicks begin their essay by mentioning three types of marriage models: male leadership, mutual submission, and equal regard. Within the…
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DBE: Chapter 25 – In Search of Holy Joy: Women and Self-Esteem
Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy. A Book Discussion. (Index here) Part V: Living it Out (Practical Applications) Chapter 25 – In Search of Holy Joy: Women and Self-Esteem. Joan Burgess Winfrey. (This essay is the first of five in the Part V of the book, the final section.) Dr. Winfrey, a psychologist, writes: It…
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DBE: Chapter 24 – Feminism and Abortion
Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy. A Book Discussion. (Index here) Part IV: Addressing the Issues (Hermeneutical and Cultural Perspectives) Chapter 24 – Feminism and Abortion. Sulia Mason and Karen Mason. The Masons open their essay noting that "Contrary to the prevailing feminist view, abortion rights are not necessarily linked to women's rights. …Historically, the…
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DBE: Chapter 23 – Gender Equality and Homosexuality
Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy. A Book Discussion. (Index here) Part IV: Addressing the Issues (Hermeneutical and Cultural Perspectives) Chapter 23 – Gender Equality and Homosexuality. William J. Webb. This essay is really a continuation of the previous essay on the redemptive-movement hermeneutic, focusing specifically on the issue of homosexuality. Webb leads off his…