F.F. Bruce in 1982, for women in ministry

Before the council on biblical manhood and womanhood produced the Danvers statement in 1987-88

Gentle reader,

If you’ve been knocking around certain corners of U.S. evangelicalism for the last 25 years, then it may seem that “complementarian” theology is native to evangelicalism or even to Christian faith. In many circles, complementarianism has been so naturalized it now seems inevitable. Some complementarians even argue that it is essential to a…