Gregg R. Allison
Gregg R. Allison (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is professor of Christian theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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Overview
In Complementarity, theologian Gregg Allison presents a fresh vision for understanding God’s design for men and women as image bearers in the home, the church, and society. As a framework broader than either complementarianism and egalitarianism – and underlying both of them – complementarity affirms the equal dignity, significant difference, and flourishing interdependence of men and women.
Allison grounds his exploration of complementarity in the complex history of the relationship between women and men throughout church history, as well as the contemporary contexts of feminism, complementarianism, patriarchalism, and egalitarianism. He examines relevant passages from the Old and New Testaments before offering theological considerations of gender and how all Christians fulfill the offices of prophet, priest, and king. Allison concludes by explaining how a robust understanding of complementarity fosters mutual flourishing for male and female image bearers.
Allison offers a path forward for Christians who want to foster mutual support for male and female image-bearers within their churches and communities.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Overview
Part One: Definitions, Proposals, and Foundations
Chapter 1: My Proposal and Definition of Complementarity
Chapter 2: An Initial Biblical Foundation of Complementarity
Chapter 3: Definitions of Complementarianism and Egalitarianism and Their Relationship to Complementarity
Part Two: Historical Development
Chapter 4: Greco-Roman Philosophical Views of Men and Women
Chapter 5: Early Church Views of Men and Women
Chapter 6: Early Medieval Views of Men and Women (600–1250)
Chapter 7: Late Medieval and Reformation Views of Men and Women (1250–1550)
Chapter 8: Early Modern to Postmodern Views of Men and Women (1550–Present)
Chapter 9: Summary and Implications for the Church, and My Thesis
Part Three: Contemporary Context
Chapter 10: Modern Feminist Movements
Chapter 11: The Rise of Contemporary Complementarianism Chapter 12: Contemporary Patriarchalism
Chapter 13: The Rise of Contemporary Egalitarianism
Part Four: Biblical Considerations
Chapter 14: Framework and Setting
Chapter 15: Old Testament Considerations
Chapter 16: New Testament Considerations: Gospels
Chapter 17: New Testament Considerations: Acts
Chapter 18: New Testament Considerations: Pauline Instructions
Chapter 19: Other New Testament Considerations
Chapter 20: Conclusion from Biblical Considerations
Part Five: Theological Considerations
Chapter 21: Men and Women as Male and Female Image Bearers
Chapter 22: Images/Metaphors of the Church
Chapter 23: The Offices of Prophet, Priest, and King in the New Covenant
Chapter 24: Conclusion from Theological Considerations
Part Six: Arenas of Application
Conclusion
General Index
Scripture Index
Overview
In Complementarity, theologian Gregg Allison presents a fresh vision for understanding God’s design for men and women as image bearers in the home, the church, and society. As a framework broader than either complementarianism and egalitarianism – and underlying both of them – complementarity affirms the equal dignity, significant difference, and flourishing interdependence of men and women.
Allison grounds his exploration of complementarity in the complex history of the relationship between women and men throughout church history, as well as the contemporary contexts of feminism, complementarianism, patriarchalism, and egalitarianism. He examines relevant passages from the Old and New Testaments before offering theological considerations of gender and how all Christians fulfill the offices of prophet, priest, and king. Allison concludes by explaining how a robust understanding of complementarity fosters mutual flourishing for male and female image bearers.
Allison offers a path forward for Christians who want to foster mutual support for male and female image-bearers within their churches and communities.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Overview
Part One: Definitions, Proposals, and Foundations
Chapter 1: My Proposal and Definition of Complementarity
Chapter 2: An Initial Biblical Foundation of Complementarity
Chapter 3: Definitions of Complementarianism and Egalitarianism and Their Relationship to Complementarity
Part Two: Historical Development
Chapter 4: Greco-Roman Philosophical Views of Men and Women
Chapter 5: Early Church Views of Men and Women
Chapter 6: Early Medieval Views of Men and Women (600–1250)
Chapter 7: Late Medieval and Reformation Views of Men and Women (1250–1550)
Chapter 8: Early Modern to Postmodern Views of Men and Women (1550–Present)
Chapter 9: Summary and Implications for the Church, and My Thesis
Part Three: Contemporary Context
Chapter 10: Modern Feminist Movements
Chapter 11: The Rise of Contemporary Complementarianism Chapter 12: Contemporary Patriarchalism
Chapter 13: The Rise of Contemporary Egalitarianism
Part Four: Biblical Considerations
Chapter 14: Framework and Setting
Chapter 15: Old Testament Considerations
Chapter 16: New Testament Considerations: Gospels
Chapter 17: New Testament Considerations: Acts
Chapter 18: New Testament Considerations: Pauline Instructions
Chapter 19: Other New Testament Considerations
Chapter 20: Conclusion from Biblical Considerations
Part Five: Theological Considerations
Chapter 21: Men and Women as Male and Female Image Bearers
Chapter 22: Images/Metaphors of the Church
Chapter 23: The Offices of Prophet, Priest, and King in the New Covenant
Chapter 24: Conclusion from Theological Considerations
Part Six: Arenas of Application
Conclusion
General Index
Scripture Index
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- Release Date:05/15/2025
- Page Count:560
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- Status:Not Yet Published
- Release Date:05/15/2025
- Page Count:560
- Trim Size:1.25
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