TY - BOOK AU - Tucker,Ruth TI - Women in the maze: questions & answers on biblical equality SN - 0830813071 AV - BS575 .T83 1992 U1 - 261.8/344 20 PY - 1992///] CY - Downers Grove, Ill. PB - InterVarsity Press KW - Women in the Bible KW - Women in Christianity KW - Patriarchy KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-272) and index; Is God masculine? --; Is the term Father for God figurative or literal? --; Do Jesus and the Holy Spirit have feminine characteristics? --; Does the creation account support male headship? --; What was the relationship between Adam and Eve before the fall? --; Was Eve responsible for the fall into sin? --; What is the significance of the "curse" on Adam and Eve? --; Is the Old Testament a patriarchal book? --; How did God work through women in the Old Testament? --; What glimpses of the modern woman can be found in the Old Testament? --; Was Jesus a feminist? --; Did Jesus offer public ministry to women? --; What ministry roles did women fill in the infant church? --; Was Paul a chauvinist? --; Did Paul, in 1 Timothy 2, forbid women to teach and have authority? --; Did the apostles affirm male headship and wifely submission? --; Did the influence of women decline after the New Testament era? --; Did women find meaningful ministry in medieval Catholicism? --; Did the Reformation open or close doors for women in ministry? --; Why have women historically found ministry in sectarian movements? --; What can we learn from the role of women in the non-Western church? --; How have world missions affected women's ministries? --; Have women made gains in the church in the twentieth century? --; Is the Bible a sexist volume? --; On what basis do churches today deny women ordination? --; Has modern feminism influenced the church? --; Does women's equality in the church negatively affect men? --; How do women fare in today's church? --; How does the women's issue affect contemporary family life? --; How can gender reconciliation best be attained? N2 - "Spanning the course of church history from Bible times to the present day, Ruth Tucker's book tackles the issues of women's roles in a question-and-answer format." -- Publisher's description ER -