Neo-subordinationism: the alien argumentation in the gender debate

Over the last forty years, the debate over gender roles in the home, church, and society has escalated in an unprecedented way among evangelical Christians due to the introduction of an alien argumentation that grounds the permanent, functional subordination of women to men in the being of God. This...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tinkham Jr., Matthew L. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Andrews Univ. Press [2017]
In: Andrews University Seminary studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 55, Issue: 2, Pages: 237-290
IxTheo Classification:KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBQ North America
KDG Free church
NBC Doctrine of God
NBE Anthropology

MARC

LEADER 00000naa a2200000 4500
001 1640090223
003 DE-627
005 20171206102509.0
007 tu
008 171206s2017 xx ||||| 00| ||eng c
035 |a (DE-627)1640090223 
035 |a (DE-576)496082361 
035 |a (DE-599)BSZ496082361 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rda 
041 |a eng 
084 |a 1  |2 ssgn 
100 1 |a Tinkham Jr., Matthew L.  |4 aut 
245 1 0 |a Neo-subordinationism  |b the alien argumentation in the gender debate  |c Matthew L. Tinkham Jr. (Berrien Springs, Michigan) 
264 1 |c [2017] 
300 |b 4 Illustrationen 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a ohne Hilfsmittel zu benutzen  |b n  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a Band  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a Over the last forty years, the debate over gender roles in the home, church, and society has escalated in an unprecedented way among evangelical Christians due to the introduction of an alien argumentation that grounds the permanent, functional subordination of women to men in the being of God. This argumentation - which is termed "neo-subordinationism" in this article - states that there is a prescriptive hierarchical ordering of the immanent Trinity that is recognizable through the economic Trinity. In this Trinitarian hierarchy, the Son and the Holy Spirit are said to be ontologically equal but eternally subordinated in role and authority to the Father, with the Holy Spirit also functionally subordinated to the Son (for those who accept the filioque). Likewise, women are ontologically equal but permanently subordinated to men in role and authority. As such, they cannot serve in certain leadership capacities in the home, church, or society. This novel argument has shifted the gender debate from discussing anthropology and ecclesiology to theology proper, a shift that has been called the "turn to the Trinity." This article argues that, while theology proper should inform all other areas of theological studies, reading perceived differences of gender roles into the immanent Trinity has serious systematic consequences. Thus, the equality of the Trinity should be preserved by excluding neo-subordinationism from the debate on gender roles. This is accomplished, first, by briefly reviewing the history of the gender debate with a particular focus on the emergence of modern complementarian and egalitarian perspectives and the entrance of neo-subordinationism into complementarian argumentation among evangelicals generally and Seventh-day Adventists specifically. Second, four significant problems of neo-subordinationism for Christian theology are discussed: (1) its failure to adequately account for all the canonical data, (2) its inherent logical inconsistencies, (3) its inaccurate reporting of church history, and (4) its ramifications for soteriology and the character of God. Finally, the article concludes with some recommendations for how to proceed in the gender debate without injuring intra-Trinitarian ontology. 
601 |a Argumentation 
652 |a KAJ:KBQ:KDG:NBC:NBE 
773 0 8 |i Enthalten in  |a Andrews University. Seventh-Day Adventist Theological Seminary  |t Andrews University Seminary studies  |d Berrien Springs, Mich. : Andrews Univ. Press, 1963  |g 55(2017), 2, Seite 237-290  |w (DE-627)129888001  |w (DE-600)301537-3  |w (DE-576)015189996  |x 0003-2980  |7 nnns 
773 1 8 |g volume:55  |g year:2017  |g number:2  |g pages:237-290 
951 |a AR 
ELC |b 1 
ITA |a 1  |t 1 
LOK |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 
LOK |0 001 3301397670 
LOK |0 003 DE-627 
LOK |0 004 1640090223 
LOK |0 005 20180112094602 
LOK |0 008 171206||||||||||||||||ger||||||| 
LOK |0 040   |a DE-Tue135  |c DE-627  |d DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 092   |o n 
LOK |0 852   |a DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 852 1  |9 00 
LOK |0 935   |a ixzs 
LOK |0 936ln  |0 1442049227  |a KBQ 
LOK |0 936ln  |0 1442050470  |a KDG 
LOK |0 936ln  |0 1442051507  |a NBC 
LOK |0 936ln  |0 144205168X  |a NBE 
LOK |0 936ln  |0 1442044640  |a KAJ 
ORI |a SA-MARC-ixtheoa001.raw