In gender debate, Jesus is 'subordinate'.(News)

From: The Christian Century | Date: February 20, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

FOR CENTURIES, the equality of the persons of the Holy Trinity has been standard Christian teaching. And for decades, evangelical Christians have argued over proper roles for men and women. Lately, however, some evangelicals who favor greater authority for males are tinkering with trinitarian doctrine.

Drawing on their interpretations of the Bible, these evangelicals link their belief that women should be submissive to men with the analogous belief that Jesus is forever subordinate to God the Father.

Proponents call it a crystal-clear "scriptural revelation." Critics call ...

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