Men and women in the church

Sumner, Sarah, 1963-

Men and women in the church building consensus on Christian leadership / [electronic resource] : Sarah Sumner. - Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c2003. - 1 online resource (332 p.)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]) and indexes.

My story -- The purpose of this book -- The primacy of Scripture -- Exceptional women -- Is it better to be a man than a woman? -- Women and personhood -- Men and manhood -- Masculinity and femininity -- The authority of biblical metaphors -- Every passage in the Bible means something -- What's a "weaker vessel"? -- No pictures, please -- The husband is the head -- How does God head Christ? -- The mystery of headship -- Does Matthew 18 apply to wives? -- In the name of 1 Timothy 2 -- The order of creation -- It was Adam, and not Adam -- The significance of Adam being created first -- The fault line -- Thomists and Scotists -- Jesus is the logic -- Brothers and sisters in Christ -- Following in the steps of Jesus Christ.

9780830876334 (electronic bk.) 0830876332 (electronic bk.)


Christian leadership.
Women in church work.
Vrouwen.
Mannen.
Kerk.
Leiderschap.
RELIGION / Christian Church / Leadership
RELIGION / Leadership


Electronic books.

BV652.1 / .S86 2003

262/.14/082