#apologetics #tension #leadership #women #topic This is one of those topics that was not widely debated until the last hundred years. Facts we know: - Men and women are equal is value. - Men and women are both gifted by God for various ministries. - Men and women both have a part in the Great Commission and the discipleship of others. - Clearly, male leadership is ***not*** evil. It superseded the Fall in Genesis 3. - Clearly, ***some*** prohibition is intended in 1 Timothy 2:9-15 concerning a few things. This not equal all things. #### Two main views: - **Complementarian**- men and women are equal in value but have differing roles. - **Egalitarian**- men and women are equal in value and have the same roles. #### Book: Women in the Church > Köstenberger, Andreas J., and Thomas R. Schreiner, eds. Women in the Church: An Analysis and Application of 1 Timothy 2:9–15. 3rd ed. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2016. - This books main thesis is that women are equal in value, different in role. - This book advocates complementarianism. - This book says that while overall leadership in the Church is prohibitive for women, there are many other ministries available. I’m looking for a good, scholarly, egalitarian book. Main proponents: Gordon Fee and Craig Keener.