Discovering biblical equality : biblical, theological, cultural & practical perspectives / Ronald W. Pierce and Cynthia Long Westfall, editors ; Christa L. McKirland, associate editor ; with contributions from Lynn H. Cohick, Gordon D. Fee, Mimi Haddad, Craig S. Keener, and more.
Conclusion / Christa L. McKirland. Cynthia Long Westfall, Christa L. McKirland -- Toward reconciliation : healing the schism / Mimi Haddad -- Gender in creation and Fall : Genesis 1-3 / Mary L. Conway -- The treatment of women under the Mosaic Law / Ronald W. Pierce, Mary L. Conway -- Women leaders in the Bible / Linda L. Belleville -- Jesus' treatment of women in the Gospels / Aída Besançon Spencer -- Mutuality in marriage and singleness : 1 Corinthians 7:1-40 / Ronald W. Pierce, Elizabeth A. Kay -- Praying and prophesying in the assemblies : 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 / Gordon D. Fee -- Learning in the assemblies : 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 / Craig S. Keener -- Male and female, one in Christ : Galatians 3:26-29 / Cynthia Long Westfall -- Loving and submitting to one another in marriage : Ephesians 5:21-33 and Colossians 3:18-19 / Lynn H. Cohick -- Teaching and usurping authority : 1 Timothy 2:11-15 / Linda L. Belleville -- A silent witness in marriage : 1 Peter 3:1-7 / Peter H. Davids -- The priority of Spirit gifting for church ministry / Gordon D. Fee -- The nature of authority in the New Testament / Walter L. Liefeld -- Image of God and divine presence : a critique of gender essentialism / Christa L. McKirland -- Biblical priesthood and women in ministry / Stanley J. Grenz -- Gender equality and the analogy of slavery / Stanley E. Porter -- The Trinity argument for women's subordination : the story of its rise, ascendancy, and fall / Kevin Giles -- Biblical images of God as mother and spiritual formation / Ronald W. Pierce, Erin M. Heim -- Equal in being, unequal in role : challenging the logic of women's subordination / Rebecca Merrill Groothuis -- Interpretive methods and the gender debate / Cynthia Long Westfall -- Gender differences and biblical interpretation : a view from the social sciences / M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall -- A defense of gender-accurate Bible translation / Jeffrey D. Miller -- Biblical equality and same sex marriage / Ronald W. Pierce -- Gender equality and the sanctity of life / Heidi R. Unruh, Ronald J. Sider -- Helping the church understand biblical gender equality / Mimi Haddad -- Marriage as a partnership of equals / Judith K. Balswick, Jack O. Balswick -- Complementarianism and domestic abuse : a social-scientific perspective on whether "equal but different" is really equal at all / Kylie Maddox Pidgeon -- When we were not women : race and discourses on womanhood / Juliany González Nieves -- Human flourishing : global perspectives / Mimi Haddad -- Toward reconciliation : healing the schism / Alice P. Matthews -- Conclusion / Ronald W. Pierce, Cynthia Long Westfall, Christa L. McKirland.
Summary:
"The conversation about gender roles in Christian life and the church has evolved, but the topic continues to inspire debate and disagreement. Now in its third edition, this fresh, positive defense of gender equality brings together scholars firmly committed to the authority of Scripture to explore historical, biblical, theological, cultural, and practical aspects of this discussion"-- Provided by publisher.
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