Countering the Claims of Evangelical Feminism: Biblical Responses to the Key Questions

Wayne Grudem

Crown Publishing Group, May 19, 2010 - Religion - 284 pages

“This is the most thorough, balanced, and biblically accurate treatment of feminism and the Bible I have seen.”  —Stu Weber 

Evangelical feminists boldly assert that male and female roles in the church are interchangeable. Society reflects the argument. But what does the Bible have to say?

Wayne Grudem offers more than forty biblical responses to the most crucial questions on this topic, showing God’s equal value in men and women and why their roles in the church are complementary, not interchangeable. This to-the-point handbook is a valuable resource enabling every Christian to grasp the issues, including:

   • What the Bible says about the roles of men and women in marriage
   • Women in the church and in church leadership
   • Theology and the concepts of equality, fairness, and justice
   • Claims that a complementarian view is harmful

“No one will be able to deny the cumulative strength of the case this author makes.” —J. I. Packer

“After the Bible, I cannot imagine a more useful book for finding reliable help in understanding God’s will for manhood and womanhood in the church and the home.” —John Piper

Contents

• Abbreviations: 17
• PART ONE: 19
• A Biblical Vision of Manhood and Womanhood as Created by God: 20
• A Biblical Vision of Manhood and Womanhood in the Church: 31
• PART Two: 65
• Created Equal: 67
• Male Headship a Result of the Fall: 71
• Helper Implies Equality: 74
• Prior Creation and Animal Rule: 77
• PART THREE: 79
• Deborah: 80
• Women Prophets: 85
• PART Four: 89
• Jesus Treatment of Women: 91
• First Witnesses to Resurrection: 94
• Servant Leadership Is Important Not Authoritative Leadership: 96
• Cultural Reasons for Male Apostles: 98
• Priscilla Taught Apollos: 102
• Priscilla Is Named First: 105
• PART Five: 107
• No Longer Male or Female: 109
• Mutual Submission: 113
• Head Means Source or Preeminent One: 121
• PART Six: 127
• Phoebe As Leader: 129
• Junia: 133
• Women Could Prophesy: 136
• Nobody Obeys I Corinthians 1434: 142
• Women As Pauls Coworkers: 146
• Author of Hebrews: 152
• Women Deacons: 153
• PART SEVEN: 159
• Women Were Teaching False Doctrine: 161
• Women Not Educated: 168
• Restricted to Husbands and Wives: 175
• Temporary Command: 179
• Exercise Authority Means Something Else: 183
• Uncommon Word: 193
• PART EIGHT: 197
• Nobody Forbids Jewelry or Braids: 199
• Head Coverings: 202
• Slavery: 208
• Trajectory: 215
• Stop Fighting About a Minor Issue: 221
• Okay If Under the Authority of Pastor and Elders: 226
• PART NINE: 229
• No Eternal Submission of the Son: 230
• Mutual Submission in the Trinity: 251
• Subordination in Essence: 254
• Mission Field: 257
• PART TEN: 259
• Many Historical Precedents: 260
• Blessing on Ministry: 272
• Calling: 278
• PART ELEven: 281
• Is Evangelical Feminism the New Path to Liberalism?: 282
• The Current State of Evangelicalism Regarding Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: 285
• The Danvers Statement: 304
• Bibliography: 308

About the author

Wayne Grudem, research professor of Bible and theology at Phoenix Seminary, received his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. He is a board member of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, a past president of the Evangelical Theological Society, and the author of more than a dozen books. He and his wife, Margaret, have three grown sons.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Countering the Claims of Evangelical Feminism: Biblical Responses to the Key Questions
• Author: Wayne Grudem
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, 2010
• ISBN: 0307562158, 9780307562159
• Length: 284 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Christian Living / Family & Relationships; Religion / Christian Living / General; Religion / Christian Theology / General