Alvera Mickelsen

Women, Authority & the Bible (Print-on-demand) Alvera Mickelsen

Brief Description: Editor Alvera Mickelsen presents a collection of essays from twenty-seven evangelical scholars which address the biblical view of women's roles in church and society. Table of Contents: I. Why Are We Here? 1. Why We're Here - Patricia Gundry Response - Gretchen Gaelbelein Hull II. Biblical Authority 2. Biblical Authority & Interpretation - Robert K. Johnston 3. Biblical Authority & Feminist Aspirations - Roger Nicole 4. Biblical Authority & the Issues in Question - Clark H. Pinnock Response to Pinnock, Nicole and Johnston - Stanley N. Gundry III. Biblical Views of Authority & Headship 5. Authority, Hierarchy & Leadership Patterns in the Bible - Richard N. Longenecker Response - Willard M. Swartley Response - Marianne Meye Thompson 6. What Does Kephale Mean in the New Testament? - Berkeley & Alvera Mickelsen Response - Ruth A. Tucker Response - Philip Barton Payne IV. Difficult Passages 7. Women, Submission & Ministry in 1 Corinthians - Walter L. Liefeld Response - Alan F. Johnson 8. Galatians 3:28--Conundrum or Solution? - Kylne R. Snodgrass Response - Susie C. Stanley Response - W. Ward Gasque 9. 1 Timothy 2:9-15 & the Place of Women in the Church's Ministry - David M. Scholer 10. 1 Timothy 2:12--A Classicist's View - Catherine Clark Kroeger Response - Walter L. Liefeld Response to Scholer and Kroeger - Nancy Wiles Holsey V. Changing the Church 11. Strategies for Change - Joan D. Flikkema Response - Frances F. Hiebert Response - Timothy P. Weber VI. What Have We Accomplished? 12. Hearing the Cry - Nicholas Wolterstorff 13. Understanding the Differences - J. I. Packer 14. Turning Reality into Dreams - Jeannette F. Scholer"Publisher Marketing: Evangelicals have reached a critical impasse. Advocates of more traditional roles for women say the heart of the matter is biblical authority. Those supporting more open roles say the crux is not biblical authority but biblical interpretation and application. What are the real issues in this controversy? How can we make sense out of key passages in 1 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians and 1 Timothy? How can legitimate change be encouraged in the church? How can we keep in mind that the decisions we reach affect living, breathing human beings? The twenty-six evangelical leaders represented here, all participants in the Evangelical Colloquium on Women and the Bible, ask the hard questions about women's roles. Not all of them agree on everything. But they do agree that we must begin with the question, "What does the Bible teach?" They also agree that too often poor exegesis has been used to advocate positions on either side. Here support for women's ministry allies itself with scholarly rigor in the effort to break new ground. Essential reading for all concerned about women in the church.

Contributor Bio:  Mickelsen, Alvera Alvera Mickelsen has taught at Wheaton College and Bethel College, and has served as editor for Christian Life Magazine, The Conservative Baptist and David C. Cook Publications. In addition to numerous articles, her publications include Better Bible Study, Family Bible Encyclopedia, Understanding Scripture and Women, Authority and the Bible.