In 1988, the Council for Biblic¬al Manhood and Womanhood published the Danvers Statement, affirming that "In the church, redemption in Christ gives men and women an equal share in the blessings of salvation; nevertheless, some governing and teaching roles within the church are restricted to men." I am hesitant to single out one organization for focused argument, but this statement accurately represents a sentiment within the faith that I find disturbing. In this paper, I will use the redemptive trend
Barron stresses, that many people today feel it is a church’s issue for reasoning for limiting a woman’s role in church leadership, not the other way around. Barron also describes the “Danvers Statement”, a statement put out by the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (451-452). The statement speaks on many areas
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