Can I Just Clarify One Thing Real Quickly Here?
“…one of the problems with women taking full leadership is that it inevitably involves a collapsing of the distinctions between the sexes.”
–Thomas R. Schreiner in his conluding statements about contemporary application of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, in Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism, edited by J. Piper and W. Grudem. Wheaton: Crossway, 1991.
It’s probably irresponsible or lazy for me to just throw this quote out here without offering an in-depth response or critique, but as I sit here reading this text, researching “Male-Headship” readings of 1 Corinthians, I just want to go on record to say that as women continue to take on full leadership roles both in church and society, it will highlight the distinctions between the sexes, not collapse them. That’s the whole point, from my perspective. I want women in leadership because they will lead as women, not lead as men. Only then can we experience a reframing/healing/redesign of what we have only been offered from male paradigms.
An egalitarian society does not equal an un-gendered society.
That’s all I have to say for now, Messieurs Piper and Grudem.
1 | Holly G
October 29th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
love the new blog!!!!!!
2 | Lucy
October 31st, 2009 at 3:26 pm
“I want women in leadership because they will lead as women, not lead as men.”
YES YES YES
3 | sabrina
November 3rd, 2009 at 10:52 am
Hi,
You don’t me, but I found your blog because it was linked to a friend’s of a friend of mine.
Anyway, I really appreciated your reply. I’m taking a class on Gender Studies in January and wondered if I could use this — I’d credit you for your thoughts of course!
Thanks, Sabrina
4 | Kj
November 3rd, 2009 at 11:49 am
Absolutely Sabrina. If you want to clarify anything, email me at : write.to.kj@gmail.com
5 | marissa
December 7th, 2009 at 2:52 am
AMEN
THANK YOU