I just found your blog and really appreciated this breakdown. As a Lutheran convert who grew up smothered under “biblical womanhood” I have been alarmed by what feels like the conservative lean back towards that evangelical position. I also have been completely unsatisfied by the more liberal trend towards women’s ordination as I believe it’s a matter of office and order not whether or not women are qualified to teach. But then it’s easy to feel like the only alternative to ordaining women is the literal application of Paul’s teaching into something that approximates “sit down and shut up”. Truly, thank you for this well nuanced conversation.
I just found your blog and really appreciated this breakdown. As a Lutheran convert who grew up smothered under “biblical womanhood” I have been alarmed by what feels like the conservative lean back towards that evangelical position. I also have been completely unsatisfied by the more liberal trend towards women’s ordination as I believe it’s a matter of office and order not whether or not women are qualified to teach. But then it’s easy to feel like the only alternative to ordaining women is the literal application of Paul’s teaching into something that approximates “sit down and shut up”. Truly, thank you for this well nuanced conversation.