Men and Women in the Church

Building Consensus on Christian Leadership

By Sarah Sumner
Foreword by Phillip E. Johnson

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Books
Length: 332 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: March 2003

ISBN-10: 0-8308-2391-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2391-8
IVP Order Code: 2391

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Women in Ministry

• Fresh perspecitive on the debate over the roles of men and women in the church
• Covers all facets of the debate: biblical, theological, psychological and practical
• Establishes and affirms common ground
• Avoids the pitfalls of both radical feminism and reactionary conservatism
• Looks beneath the surface at how complementarians and egalitarians talk past one another
• New look at 1 Timothy 2 and its implications for women in leadership
• Argues that men and women are both equal and distinct
• Encourages us to find ways to honor and benefit from the leadership gifts of both
• Easily accessible style with examples drawn from real life
• Includes discussion questions
• Written by the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School