Tom, a freshman at a well-known Christian college, stops me after church one Sunday and says, “I’m really confused about the roles of men and women in the church.” “Why?” I ask. “Some of my professors say that God made men and women as equals and that traditional gender roles are a myth, a simplistic interpretation of the Bible. Other professors insist that the Bible teaches both equality and gender role differences.” “Well,” I laugh, “you’ve been introduced to the gender