Excerpt
“We want to help Christians recover a noble vision of manhood and womanhood as God created them to be” (p. 10).
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About the Book
A controversy of major proportions has spread through the church. Recent generations bear witness to the rise of "evangelical feminism"-a movement that has had a profound impact on all of life, challenging some of our basic Christian beliefs.
In this new edition of an influential and award-winning best-seller, more than twenty men and women have committed their talents to produce the most thorough response yet to this modern movement. Combining systematic argumentation with popular application, this volume deals with all of the main passages of Scripture brought forward in this controversy regarding gender-based role differences.
Anyone concerned with the fundamental question of the proper relationship between men and women in home, church, and society will want to read this book. New preface included.
First Edition 1991; New Edition 2012
Crossway Books (Wheaton, Illinois)
Table of Contents
Preface by John Piper and Wayne Grudem
Foreword for Single Men and Women (and the Rest of Us) by John Piper
Section I: Vision and Overview
1. A Vision of Biblical Complementarity: Manhood and Womanhood Defined According to the Bible by John Piper
2. An Overview of Central Concerns: Questions and Answers by John Piper and Wayne Grudem
Section II: Exegetical and Theological Studies
3. Male-Female Equality and Male Headship: Genesis 1-3 by Raymond C. Ortlund, Jr.
4. Women in the Life and Teachings of Jesus by James A. Borland
5. Head Coverings, Prophecies and the Trinity: I Corinthians 11:2-16 by Thomas R. Schreiner
6. “Silent in the Churches”: On the role of Women in 1 Corinthians 14:33b-36 by D.A. Carson
7. Role Distinctions in the Church: Galatians 3:28 by S. Lewis Johnson
8. Husbands and Wives as Analogues of Christ and the Church: Ephesians 5:21-33 and Colossians 3:18-19 by George W. Knight III
9. What Does It Mean Not to Teach or Have Authority Over Men?: I Timothy 2:11-15
10. Wives Like Sarah, and the Husbands Who Honor Them: I Peter 3:1-7 by Wayne Grudem
11. The Valuable Ministries of Women in the Context of Male Leadership: A Survey of Old and New Testament Examples and Teaching by Thomas R. Schreiner
12. Men and Women in the Image of God by John M. Frame
13. The Church as Family: Why Male Leadership in the Family Requires Male Leadership in the Church by Vern Sheridan Poythress
14. The Meaning of Authority in the Local Church by Paige Patterson
Section III: Studies from Related Disciplines
15. Church History – Women in the History of the Church: Learned and Holy, But Not Pastors by William Weinrich
16. Biology – The Biological Basis for Gender-Specific Behavior by Gregg Johnson
17. Psychology – Psychological Foundations for Rearing Masculine Boys and Feminine Girls by George Alan Rekers
18. Sociology – The Inevitability of Failure: The Assumptions and Implementations of Modern Feminism by David Ayers
19. Law – Is It Legal for Religious Organizations to Make Distinctions on the Basis of Sex? by Donald A. Balasa
Section IV: Applications and Implications
20. The Family and the Church: How Should Biblical Manhood and Womanhood Work Out in Practice? by George W. Knight III
21. Principles to Use in Establishing Women in Ministry by H. Wayne House
22. The High Calling of Wife and Mother in Biblical Perspective by Dorothy
Patterson
23. Where’s Dad? A Call for Fathers with the Spirit of Elijah by Weldon Hardenbrook
24. Women in Society: The Challenge and the Call by Dee Jepsen
25. The Essence of Femininity: A Personal Perspective by Elisabeth Elliot
Section V: Conclusion and Prospect
26. Charity, Clarity, and Hope: The Controversy and the Cause of Christ (including a response to the statement by Christians for Biblical Equality) by John Piper and Wayne Grudem
Appendix 1: The Meaning of Kephale (“Head”): A Response to Recent Studies by Wayne Grudem
Appendix 2: The Danvers Staement – The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
Translations
English-UK
Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press
ISBN: 9781856840453
German
Publisher: 3L Verlag
Purchase: Manz
ISBN: 978-3-935188-67-8
Portugese
Publisher: Editora Fiel
Romanian
Publisher: Emanuel University Press and CRPEV
Related Resources
- Pursue Mature Manhood and Womanhood (article)
- How Dispensable is Gender? (article)
- Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (sermon series)
- Sexual Complementarity (seminar series)
About John Piper
John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the author of more than 50 books including Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist. John and his wife, Noël, have five children and twelve grandchildren.
Endorsements
“In Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, twenty-two men and women commit their talents to produce the most thorough response yet to evangelical feminism. All who are concerned with the fundamental question of the proper relationship between men and women in home, church, and society will want to read this important book.” —Association of Theological Booksellers
“The best book in print today on this subject. A very important contribution in an age that needs to know.” —Christian Literature World
“Piper and Grudem have achieved a commendable breadth of subject area supported by clear, specific, and precise treatment—all of which consistently make the case for ‘biblically balanced male leadership’ in home, church, and society.” —Michael G. Maudlin, Discipleship Journal
“A trumpet-call to the church at large to wake up to the issue. Yet for a book that pulls no punches, it remains reasoned and courteous. It also sets an excellent model in the principles of biblical debate.” —Graham Keith, Banner of Truth Trust
"Without a doubt this is the most impressive and comprehensive statement of a conservative evangelical understanding of these issues to be published to date. No one seriously involved in seeking a responsible Christian engagement with such concerns can afford to ignore this magisterial undertaking." —Timothy George, Founding Dean, Beeson Divinity School; General Editor, Reformation Commentary on Scripture
"This significant contribution to the ongoing debates over roles and liberties consciously seeks to be governed by Scripture rather than by contemporary culture. Headship by men is a responsibility from God, not a privilege for their own advantage. Much of the confusion of our day is laid at the feet of men who have failed in their role by being either domineering or domesticated. Here is strong medicine for healthy balance with full respect for women and men in their intended roles." —William Smallman, The Baptist Bulletin
