The following was published in Themelios, 26:3, Summer 2001. Are there essential differences between the sexes? Elaine Storkey is regarded by many as the leading British evangelical spokesperson on gender issues. Her latest book directly addresses the vital question ‘created or constructed? This review article summarises each chapter, and then offers a critique. Storkey, Elaine,...

  A Summary of the Egalitarian Position I. A Broad Overview of The Egalitarian Position A. Created Equality God created male and female as equal in all respects. Gen. 1:26-27 makes no distinction between woman and man insofar as both are equally made in His image (i.e., ontological equality), and both are given the responsibility...

In December, 1987, the newly-formed Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood met in Danvers, Massachusetts, to compose the Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Prior to the listing of the actual affirmations that comprise the Danvers Statement, we have included a section detailing contemporary developments that serve as the rationale for these affirmations. We...

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View chapter (PDF) This is Chapter 1 in Biblical Foundations for Manhood and Womanhood. It is made available by Crossway Books and is for personal use only and should not be distributed.

View article (PDF)   JETS 43/3 (September 2000) 443-469