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Partners in Christ: A Conservative Case for Egalitarianism

John G. Stackhouse Jr

The Bible says that women should keep silent in church and that they should pray and prophesy. It calls wives the weaker partner and says that men and women are equal. When it comes to understanding what Scripture says about men and women, those on both sides of the debate can and do marshal strong evidence from the Bible. Why are they able to do this? John Stackhouse boldly contends it is because Scripture in fact says both things. Does the Bible contradict itself then? Not so. Rather, in this revised and expanded edition of Finally Feminist, Stackhouse describes the single approach in Scripture that guides us with clear direction on these important matters of relationships in the church and the family. Are you looking for an approach that takes the whole Bible into account and not just bits and pieces of it? While treating Scripture with utmost seriousness, Stackhouse moves us all beyond the impasse in this important debate.

Book Details

  • Publisher: IVP Academic
  • Publish Date: Oct 8th, 2015
  • Pages: 215
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.10in - 4.67in - 0.61in - 0.67lb
  • EAN: 9780830840816
  • Categories: Christian Living - Leadership & MentoringGender StudiesSexuality & Gender Studies

About the Author

Stackhouse Jr, John G.: - John G. Stackhouse, Jr. is the Samuel J. Mikolaski Professor of Religious Studies at Crandall University in Moncton, Canada. He is the author of nine books, including Humble Apologetics and Can God Be Trusted?

Praise for this book

"John Stackhouse's Partners in Christ may be the most honest book ever written in the complementarian-egalitarian debate; it is without doubt the fairest book on the topic I've seen."

--Scot McKnight, Patheos, November 3, 2015

"Stackhouse writes with a self-effacing, respectful spirit. He does not pretend to have the final word on gender roles and male-female relationships. Partners in Christ encourages believers to adopt the position with the fewest practical problems, rather than the one that ties up all loose ends. As important as it is to analyze (and debate) the Bible's take on gender roles, our disagreements shouldn't prevent us from coming together to love, serve, and advance the kingdom of God."

--Craig L. Blomberg, Christianity Today, October 2015

"I recommend this book for anyone wanting to think through their position on women in ministry. . . . Regardless of whether you find Stackhouse compelling, he does a superb job of naming the contours of the complementarian/egalitarian debate."

--James Matichuk, Thoughts, Prayers Songs, January 12, 2016