Cover title: Recovering biblical manhood & womanhood

Includes bibliographical references (p. 473-541) and indexes

For single men and women (and the rest of us) / John Piper -- A vision of Biblical complementarity : manhood and womanhood defined according to the Bible / John Piper -- An overview of central concerns : questions and answers / John Piper and Wayne Grudem -- Male-female equality and male headship : Genesis 1-3 / Raymond C. Ortlund, Jr. -- Women in the life and teachings of Jesus / James A. Borland -- Head coverings, prophecies and the Trinity : 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 / Thomas R. Schreiner -- "Silent in the churches" : on the role of women in 1 Corinthians 14:33b-36 / D.A. Carson -- Role distinctions in the church : Galatians 3:28 / S. Lewis Johnson -- Husbands and wives as analogues of Christ and the church : Ephesians 5:21-33 and Colossians 3:18-19 / George W. Knight III -- What does it mean not to teach or have authority over men? : 1 Timothy 2-11-15 / Douglas Moo -- Wives like Sarah, and the husbands who honor them : 1 Peter 3:1-7 / Wayne Grudem -- The valuable ministries of women in the context of male leadership : a survey of Old and New Testament examples and teaching / Thomas R. Schreiner --

Men and women in the image of God / John M. Frame -- The church as family : why male leadership in the family requires male leadership in the church / Vern Sheridan Poythress -- The meaning of authority in the local church / Paige Patterson -- Women in the history of the church : learned and holy, but not pastors / William Weinrich -- The biological basis for gender-specific behavior / Gregg Johnson -- Psychological foundations for rearing masculine boys and feminine girls / George Alan Rekers -- The inevitability of failure : the assumptions and implementations of modern feminism / David Ayers -- Law : Is it legal for religious organizations to make distinctions on the basis of sex? / Donald A. Balasa -- The family and the church : how should Biblical manhood and womanhood work out in practice? / George W. Knight III -- Principles to use in establishing women in ministry / H. Wayne House -- The high calling of wife and mother in Biblical perspective / Dorothy Patterson -- Where's dad? : a call for fathers with the spirit of Elijah / Weldon Hardenbrook -- Women in society : the challenge and the call / Dee Jepsen -- The essence of femininity : a personal perspective / Elisabeth Elliot --

Charity, clarity, and hope : the controversy and the cause of Christ (including a response to the statement by Christians for Biblical equality) / John Piper and Wayne Grudem -- The meaning of Kephale ("Head") : a response to recent studies / Wayne Grudem -- The Danvers statement / The council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood

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