Comments on: Book Review: Evangelical Feminism and Biblical Truth

By: Gen

Gen — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 22:58:03 +0000

Amy, thank you so much for being so caring about a non-Christian reader. I don’t know if I am your only non-Christian reader or not so it is kind of you to explain and expand upon your use of that word for me. (I often try to look up words related to Christianity, and the explanation is often far more confusing and jargon-filled than the original word was! LOL.) So thank you! People like you and Barbara of Mommy Life usually explain things in simple and relevant terms. We should set you guys on writing a Christian dictionary for those not in the know!

Gen

By: Amy Scott

Amy Scott — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:13:28 +0000

Hey, Amy, on a tangent of the above subject…what do ya say…Postmil, amil,…dare I even ask -premil?

A sympathetic postmil, but not dogmatic about things I don’t know too much about.

Not only is he gifted but humble.

Hey, do ya think he reads…? Ah, nevermind….

By: Tara

Tara — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:41:07 +0000

Great recommendation- I reference his systematic theolgy book all the time! He actually spoke at our church a week ago on biblical manhood/womanhood. It was outstanding! Not only is he gifted but humble.

By: emily

emily — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 03:37:08 +0000

The reason I referenced that branch of theology is because usually in textbooks of that nature, the study of the end times is usually saved for the end of the book. (Probably because Revelation, the last book of the Bible, deals with the subject in that order as well.)

Hey, Amy, on a tangent of the above subject…what do ya say…Postmil, amil,…dare I even ask -premil?

By: Samantha

Samantha — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:00:05 +0000

That sounds like a book I would love to read. My mother just gave me her copy of Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. I haven’t started yet because I’m halfway through a different book, but I can’t wait to get started! Thanks for the recommendation, it’s definately on my list!

By: Amy Scott

Amy Scott — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 01:51:48 +0000

Gen,

My apologies for the jargon use! I appreciate your letting me know, as I want it to be readable to you. I don’t consider an explanation to be “dumbing down,” so I will try to remember to do that. You are right; it can be laborious to look up several words during a short entry.

Eschatology, by the way, is just the quick term referring to the study of the “end times” or what Christians might sometimes call the Second Coming of Christ, Judgement Day, and what movie-makers and bad fiction writers exploit for profit. The reason I referenced that branch of theology is because usually in textbooks of that nature, the study of the end times is usually saved for the end of the book. (Probably because Revelation, the last book of the Bible, deals with the subject in that order as well.)

Anyway, thanks for the head’s up and for reading.

By: Gen

Gen — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 01:36:09 +0000

Amy, I love to read your Blog, but as a non-Christian, you often use words that I don’t understand, like eschatology. Feel completely free to disregard this request, but I’d love it if you’d simply explain the less common religious words when you use them. It is hard to look up multiple words when reading a short blog entry.

I love your blog though and understand if you don’t want to dumb down or expand upon your content for non-Christians.

By: Brian Andrews

Brian Andrews — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 01:35:29 +0000

I would also highly recommend this book by Dr. Grudem. I used it as a resource when I taught a class on “Men & Women in the Kingdom of God” at the church I pastor. I don’t know of a better book which gives Biblical answers to egalitarian arguments.

As another shameless plug, Dr. Grudem was definitely one of my favorite professors at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. I’d pretty much recommend anything he writes.

By: gwen

gwen — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:47:38 +0000

Thanks for the recommendation Amy. I look forward to reading through both of those books. And, thanks Janel for the PDF!

I did want to point out, and I haven’t read the book, that with regards to where your church should be on the role of woman in the church - that’s a decision for your pastor(s). Our Pastor, for instance, is actually very conservative in this area. More so than I or my husband would be, but since he is the one that God has ordained to be head of our church, we must submit to his authority (and happily at that).

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:24:58 +0000

My dh and I have enjoyed most all that we’ve read of Wayne Grudem - his Systematic Theology has answered so many questions for us and pointed us into the Word deeper and deeper.

While I’ve had other things on my nightstand to read, my dh has been thoroughly enjoying Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (I DO plan on reading it…!). Thanks for the review of what looks like a fantastic follow-up!