Gerry Chudleigh

The author gives a decent analysis and rebuttal of the so-called headship doctrine, which teaches that the wife is subservient to the husband who is subservient to Christ. Many forms implicitly place women in a status that is "lesser than" man.

Chudleigh argues that this is a wholly new concept that arose in the 20th century. For better or worse, it's not, and plenty of historical evidence can be given. It is true that its modern form is a reaction to feminism, but it's also true that feminism is a result of the ancient, implicit forms of this idea. Chudleigh, unfortunately, fails to recognize this dialectic and comes to some clearly false conclusions.… (meer)

Concise and well researched. Anyone who has heard about the "headship doctrine" that those opposed to women's ordination keep bringing up, needs to read this. The headship doctrine is not anything from traditional Adventism, but is rather a newer innovation with roots in Calvinist theology, and should have no place in SDA theology.

This book is available for free here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/433232… (meer)