Against Complementarism
Is Complementarian Theology Abusive? by Megan Cornwell 28 July 2022, 8 min read
The Biblical Basis of Egalitarianism in 500 Words by Marg Mowszko,
In Support of Complementarianism
The Danvers Statement summarizes the need for the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) and serves as an overview of our core beliefs. This statement was prepared by several evangelical leaders at a CBMW meeting in Danvers, Massachusetts, in December of 1987. It was first published in final form by the CBMW in Wheaton, Illinois in November of 1988.
The Analysis with interesting charts was shared by Marg from https://bsky.app/profile/eukras.bsky.social/post/3m3gzj33lhk2u
OP – “It’s interesting to chart out what parts of the Bible different credal statements or articles tend to emphasise. Here’s the Danvers Statement (1987, left) on Complementarianism, and @margmowczko.bsky.social‘s ‘The Biblical Basis of Egalitarianism in 500 Words’ (2022, right).“
John J. Collins – Regarding Genesis saying that husbands “will rule over you.”
In his interview by Darrel Lambert, Collins said in relation to Genesis 3:1-19 — “…the second issue is the question, you know, are women subordinated in the story of Adam and Eve? And you know, again, that there is a little ambiguity in this because if the story says that woman is taken from man, is that an innocent motif or is it a power play? I mean, one suspects that there is some implication of power involved in it, but at the same time, it isn’t saying that women therefore should be subordinate. The only place where you do get talk about subordination is in the consequences of the disobedience and what you get then that man shall eat his bread by the sweat of his brow and snakes shall crawl on their belly and eat dirt, which I’m told they don’t actually do. But now is what’s going on there? Does this mean that men should always engage in physical labor? Right? Nobody seriously is going to say that. So, should one say that women, therefore, should always be subordinate to their husbands? See, I think what the story is doing is describing the world as they saw it, as people assumed that it was, and trying to provide a rationale for it.“
