Confusing “Equality” with “Sameness”: A Complementarian Misconception
Time after time, I’ve read complementarian literature that seems to misunderstand what is meant by biblical equality for women and men. The heart…
Do Men Really Need to “Govern” Women?
“Governing,” according to this document, is exclusively a man’s role. This begs the question, if you are a complementarian man, why do you…
The Origins of Sexism in the Church
Is the doctrine of male authority in the church “God-ordained,” or does it have a more human origin? To answer this question, I’d…
Response to a Complementarian View of Women
Every few weeks we get a comment protesting that the claims we make about the complementarian view are not what most complementarians believe,…
Confessions of a Former Complementarian
“The church has not been kind to women.” That is perhaps the most profound understatement I have ever made about any subject in…
Perception and Gender Roles
It's probably true that nobody disagrees that men and women are different. It's how these differences are perceived that becomes a potential source…
Masters and Slaves, Husbands and Wives
Husband and wives or masters and slaves? Today’s theologians do not continue to justify racial slavery on the basis of Canaan’s curse, yet…