Women and Men in Ministry
Subtitle: A Complementary Perspective
Contributors: Robert Saucy (Editor); Judith TenElshof (Editor)
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Published: May 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780802452917
Subjects: Women in Christianity; Religion - Christian Life; Christianity - Christian Life - Women's Issues; Women in the Bible; Religion; Women in church work; Women clergy; Christian Life - Women's Issues; Leadership; Religion / Christian Life; Christianity - Christian Life - General; Christian Life - General; Biblical teaching
First sentence: Some women (like me) who take the Scripture seriously and have great passion for theology and evangelism feel frustrated, not knowing whether we are to just "shut up and be passive wimps" being instructed by our husbands at home ("Yes, dear.") or can we use our minds and abilities to His glory?
Description: "The role of women in the church is a debate that has raged within the church for much of the twentieth century. On one side are those who say there is no difference between men and women. On the other side are those who severely limit women who want to offer ministry to the church. Judith TenElshof and Robert Saucy take the middle approach. Believing that the modern views have denied the distinctions between men and women, the authors adopt a view called complementarianism. TenElshof and Saucy argue that while men and women are equal, God has given different roles to each and that these roles rely on each other to be fully effective."--Publisher.