num_pages: 45
description: Taking a stand over the gender-issue divide Author and New Testament scholar Michael Bird was formerly in favor of distinct gender roles in ministry a viewpoint commonly called complementarianism. But inconsistencies in practice and careful biblical study convinced him to rethink his position.Originally published as a short ebook Bourgeois Babes Bossy Wives and Bobby Haircuts offers an engaging incisive perspective on biblical gender equality and the egalitarian view--a preference for allowing women to hold teaching and leadership positions in ministry.While Bird is now egalitarian he nevertheless strikes a respectful tone toward those in his previous camp seeking to craft a perspective that both values women and upholds biblical differences between the sexes. Humorous and hard-hitting Bird will challenge readers on both sides of the gender-issue divide.
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title: Bourgeois Babes, Bossy Wives, and Bobby Haircuts: A Case for Gender Equality in Ministry
publisher: Zondervan