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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 hermeneutic to deconstruct the CBMW's affirmation, while providing my own views on why I find both women in ministry and the redemptive trend hermeneutic as valid.

Professor of religious studies Karen Armstrong finds in the early Christian Church examples of hostility toward women and fear of their sexual power, which she contends led to the eventual exclusion of women from full participation in a male-dominated church.

In the afternoon of December 22, a robbery had taken place at a drugstore. Alguinaldo Nesbitt was the owner of the drugstore. Sixteen year old Steve Harmon is black, he was the lookout to start a robbery at a drugstore. He was to go in and investigate the place to see if there were any policemen around. Although he didn’t want to do it, yet he did it anyway. Even though, he was afraid of Bobo Evans. He was afraid that if he didn’t do it that he would be gang rapped. However, he had failed to look out, because there was a young lady in the drugstore. It was clear, they went with no weapons, just muscle. Mr. Nesbitt the owner of the drugstore had pulled out a chrome, that’s what the gang members had called the gun. The three other men, had fought

Joan"jone"Nesbitt does not live in Ontario anymore.This is the girl who earned an A.A.S degree in Liberal Arts at Villa Maria Buffalo college before claiming a certification education/ teaching in gifted and talented.She since became a School teacher, appearing on top notch schools program.She sometimes revisit to her previous college and she used to eat a lot of nutty buddy.

There is nothing inherent in the character of Christian ministry as it is presented in the writings of the New Testament which would give reason for the exclusion of women. On the contrary, the New Testament portrays Jesus treating women as equal human beings. It also portrays women and men serving side by side in the various ministries of the early church . . . According to the evidence, the exclusion of women from ecclesiastical ministry is neither in accord with the teaching or practice of Jesus with that of the first century church” (Bacchiocchi, 1987).

Women seemed to obtain both domestic and public roles of leadership in early Christianity. It is noted in Paul work that women had a role in hosting Christianity, “It is not surprising then to see women taking leadership roles in house churches.” (Mitchell and Mitchell, 81). Women as leader in early domestic churchers support the idea of liberation of women. Before the superiority of Orthodoxy in Christianity women were able to lead churches in their own

In today’s society the controversial subject of what positions in the church a woman can hold; has become incredibly debatable among the nation. Some people believe that women have equal rights with men and can uphold any position that a man can. Today’s society also believes that because a woman can be in political and business power, then a woman can also be in authority in the church. However, that could not be farther from the truth a women’s positions in the church are defined by God.

How does power get distributed within religion? This essay we will not only answer that question, but also present a couple of examples, though North American Christianity, of both the presence of gender inequality and androcentrism within religion. We will also learn what androcentrism is, and what gender really means. It is imperative that we know what gender is because it is a key contributor in determining the roles in which men and women are given in religions that have an androcentric nature. To explain how androcentrism is relevant to religion and how power gets distributed within religion, we will be using North American Christianity as a reference.

Gender roles, and the mere existence of a gender binary, has been a recent topic of conversation for many churches, theologians, and individual believers. As the cultural pressure to remove gender-specific limitations builds, many of those aforementioned have turned to scripture for answers. Seldom are women’s roles in the Old Testament characterized by decision making or personal merits. Rather, a woman’s capacity to produce an heir for their husband complements his dominance and responsible faithfulness and allows God’s plan to be fulfilled through their combined efforts. In the New Testament, through the transformative power of Christ, prominent women became less of an anomaly, but were still held to a different set of standards and expectations than men and were usually still praised according to their actions and their faith. The Pauline epistles, written in the context in which the Church still exists today: the age to come, provide a basis for today’s understanding of women’s roles in marriage and in church leadership. Although there are many instances of women fulfilling God’s plans and proving their worth among the community of Christians, the biblically normative role of women is to avoid authoritative church leadership positions and remain submissive in situations of teaching and interpreting the Word.

The purpose of this brief is to provide you with an overview of how the Catholic Church view women being ordained in the church. The views are based on the traditional and doctrinal references that the Catholic religion is based on. The views are from various resources such as the Roman Catholic Church in the Vatican, Pope John Paul II, and the newly elected Pope Benedict XVI. The views described in this brief are based on the traditions of old and their refusal to change the traditions to fit for the twentieth century.

In the final paper you will articulate “your personal philosophy on women in leadership and ministry from a biblical perspective”.

The article From Passive Subordination to Complementary Partnership: The Papal Conception of a Woman’s Place in Church and Society, by Richard L. Camp, explains the development and conceptions of the Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903) to the conceptions of women of Pope John Paul II (1978-2005). This article is relevant to my historical investigation because it addresses the development if the role of women in the Roman Catholic Church from “passive subordination” (*cite), or openly dependent to men, to a “complementary partnership” where women and men work together to complete and enhance the performance of the church. It was published in 1990 by Camp, a professor at California State University, Northridge. Camp’s article exists to describe the conception

The second problem I see is that most seminaries don’t and refuse to ordain women and very few churches have ordained women elders and deacons. Most churches have started doing

Women played an important role in every aspect of our lives. Women are the moms, teachers, doctor ..etc. Many years ago women could not be a priest or a minister in churches, men were the only people who were allowed to serve in such places. Women are only allowed to be an internal spiritual or religious experience, but are often denied leadership roles or roles that foster any form of externalization of their faith . As our guest speaker Nan said, they think women should stay in the house with their children. They also believe their voices are not loud enough for everyone to understand what they are saying. Some people would even interpret the Bible the way they choose and say the Bible states, women should not be in leadership roles in the

In Holy Boldness Women Preachers’ Autobiographies and the Sanctified Self, the history of women in ministry is addressed. The excerpt given starts by discussing the pioneers of women ministers—Wesleyan/Holiness groups. It was in the Holiness movement in the late 19th