Men and Women in the Church: Building Consensus on Christian Leadership (Biblia.com)

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Avoiding the pitfalls of both radical feminism and reactionary conservatism, Sarah Sumner traces a new path through the issues—biblical, theological, psychological and practical—that arise between complementarians and egalitarians on the topic of women and the Church. Arguing that men and women are both equal and distinct, Sumner encourages us to find ways to honor and benefit from the leadership...

what is the right interpretation. In reality, fellow elders sitting side by side on the same church board don’t always see eye to eye. The Spirit guides our reading and enlightens our understanding, but he doesn’t grant us perfect comprehension. Nor does he prevent us from being partial. It is our responsibility, therefore, to test our assumptions against the biblical text as we try to understand the text itself. THE TRADITIONAL VIEW OF WOMEN Most Christians don’t know it, but complementarians and

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