Women in Ministry

LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

BOOK CRITIQUE: TWO VIEWS ON WOMEN IN MINISTRY

A Paper Submitted to

Liberty Theological Seminary

in partial fulfillment of the requirements

for

completion of the course

THEO 530 B02-LUO

Systematic Theology II

By

Ben Curtis Barkley

February 16, 2014

Dr. Christopher Moody

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Thesis ................................................................................................................................2

Introduction .......................................................................................................................2

Brief Summary ..................................................................................................................2

Critical Interaction ……………………………………………………………………….3

Conclusion..........................................................................................................................5

Bibliography.......................................................................................................................6

THESIS

The author of this paper has a view on women in ministry that is somewhere between egalitarianism and complementarianism. Due to this fact, the author of this paper will attempt to show that women do indeed have a role in ministry. However, this role does have its limits in the context of the required reading, the Bible, and scholarly articles.

INTRODUCTION

James Beck’s book, Two Views on Women In Ministry, introduces the reader to two different positions on the issue. The two different positions are the Egalitarian and Complementarian perspective. Both claim to be biblically based. Linda Belleville and Craig Keener supports the Egalitarian position with responses from Thomas Schreiner, Craig Keener, and Craig Blomberg. Craig Blomberg and Thomas Schreiner champion the Complementarian position, with responses from Linda Bellville, Thomas Schreiner, and Craig Keener.

BRIEF SUMMARY

The...