As Christ Submits to the Church

by Padgett, Alan G.

• ISBN13: 9780801027000
• ISBN10: 0801027004
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-01
• Publisher: Baker Academic

Summary

What does the Bible really say about gender, the ethics of submission, and male-female roles? In this book, well-regarded theologian Alan Padgett offers a fresh approach to the debate. Through his careful interpretation of Paul's letters and broader New Testament teaching, the author shows how Christ's submission to the church models an appropriate understanding of gender roles and servant leadership. As Christ submits to the church, so all Christians must submit to, serve, and care for one other. Padgett articulates a creative approach to mutual submission and explores its practical outworkings in the church today, providing biblical and ethical affirmation for equality in leadership.

Author Biography

Alan G. Padgett (DPhil, University of Oxford) is professor of systematic theology at Luther Seminary and an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Christianity and Western Thought (volumes 2 and 3), But Is It All True? The Bible and the Question of Truth, and Science and the Study of God. His scholarship ranges over philosophy, theology and science, and New Testament studies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Abbreviations	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Living Gospel: Evangelical Approaches to Gender Roles	p. 1
Mutual Submission and Christian Leadership: The Bible and the Ethics of Roles	p. 31
Mutual Submission or Male Dominion? Christ and Gender Roles in Ephesians and 1 Corinthians	p. 57
Mission and Submission: 1 Peter and the Pastoral Epistles	p. 79
Headship and Head-Coverings: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 from the Bottom Up	p. 103
Submission Today: Hunger and Thirst for Justice	p. 125
Bibliography	p. 133
General Index	p. 145
Scripture Index	p. 149
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