This issue of Eikon is devoted almost entirely to a chapter-by-chapter review of the third edition of Discovering Biblical Equality (DBE). Our reviews reveal that this third edition marks a significant departure from previous iterations of the intra-evangelical debate between complementarians and egalitarians. While most of the book is refreshed and repackaged arguments for...

Colin Smothers and Denny Burk sit down with their co-author, David Closson to discuss their new book, Male and Female He Created Them: A Study on Gender, Sexuality, and Marriage, published this month by Christian Focus. David serves as Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview at the Family Research Council (FRC). Visit HeCreatedThem.org for...

8 I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; 9 likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, 10 but with what is proper for women who profess...

LOUISVILLE, KY – Tuesday, March 14th marks the official release day of CBMW’s new curriculum, Male and Female He Created Them. CBMW President Denny Burk and Executive Director Colin Smothers have teamed up with David Closson from the Family Research Council to produce an eight-week study for the church on gender, sexuality, and marriage. This...

On Monday, twelve Anglican archbishops published a remarkable letter officially denouncing the Church of England and the leadership of Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The context of this growing rift in one of the world’s largest Christian denominations is the recent meeting of the Church of England’s General Synod and the decision to allow...

The title of this post is a bit of misnomer because this is actually a reintroduction of a podcast that has been around for a while but only with irregular content. Well, that has changed. Colin Smothers and I are now producing weekly episodes of the podcast. For the next several months we are going...