May we speak of male and female roles?
Well, of course we may.
But, to focus the question down: May we speak of indelible, God-given, complementary roles for men and women?
Kevin Giles (What the Bible Actually Teaches on Women) is a strident critic of this notion, and I want to look carefully at his concerns.
What follows is a summary of Giles’ critique. Then, I’ll offer a few comments by way of response.
Giles credits George Knight III with the ‘invention’ of evangelical complementarianism, in his 1977 book New Testament Teaching on the Role Relationship of Men and Women.…