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Complementarian

  • Guarding her equality.

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    As I’ve demonstrated (here and here), an underpinning belief of complementarianism is that the source of feminist resentment is sinful men, men who are not sufficiently nice and accommodating.  As… read more

  • The root of the problem.

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    I stumbled across an old CBMW newsletter from 1995 (the year after VAWA was passed), and like the founding statement the influence of the Duluth model on complementarian thinking is… read more

  • Who is she teaching?

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    A few days ago CBMW Women’s Studies professor Mary Kassian published a new post titled Does a Husband have the Authority?*  The post follows the Duluth model framing headship as… read more

  • All roads lead to Duluth.

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    In the early 1980s a group of feminists put together a model to approach domestic violence called the Duluth Model.  Under this new (feminist) model the focus is not on… read more

  • Kierkegaard on Christian scholarship.

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    Escoffier posted this quote from Kierkegaard yesterday in the discussion of Vox’s riff on my CBMW post: The matter is quite simple. The Bible is very easy to understand. But… read more

  • CBMW’s evolving position on spiritual headship.

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    From the beginning complementarianism has been an effort to split the difference with Christian feminists (egalitarians).  This comes naturally from their belief that feminism isn’t a manifestation of the same… read more

  • Comment of the month.

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    I haven’t done this before, but Opus’ comment on the 18th deserves recognition: Somehow (and as at best a sceptic) I find it very hard to think that Christianity just… read more

  • Red Herring

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    In 5 Key Ways to Cultivating Biblical Manhood in Your Church Dr. Allen writes: Fifth, as preachers, we must intentionally enlist, equip, and empower men into leadership roles in our… read more

  • Where have all the good chimps gone?

    Where have all the good chimps gone?

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    …complementarity is not fundamentally about what opportunities women must forgo, but what responsibilities men must take up. — Dr. Jason K. Allen, President of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary In Don’t… read more

  • Don’t tell women no.

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    Recently Zippy Catholic noted how shocking it was to see how vehemently the pro life movement opposes holding women accountable, or even discussing the idea of holding women accountable: …just… read more