JBMW Available Online

For those of you who have not heard of the Counsel of Biblical Manhood & Womanhood (CBMW), let me introduce you with a short bio from their website.

"In 1987, a group of pastors and scholars assembled to address their concerns over the influence of feminism not only in our culture but also in evangelical churches. Because of the widespread compromise of biblical understanding of manhood and womanhood and its tragic effects on the home and the church, these men and women established The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.

In opposition to the growing movement of feminist egalitarianism, they articulated what is now known as the complementarian position which affirms that men and women are equal in the image of God, but maintain complementary differences in role and function. In the home, men lovingly are to lead their wives and family as women intelligently are to submit to the leadership of their husbands. In the church, while men and women share equally in the blessings of salvation, some governing and teaching roles are restricted to men."

CBMW has helped me think biblically about men's and women's issues as of late. For that reason, I commend this organization to you by recommending you check out the Spring 2009 issue of the Journal of Biblical Manhood & Womanhood (JBMW) which is now available online.

Included in this issue are the following articles.

• Jani Ortlund, "Sweet Sacrifices: The Challenges of a Woman in Ministry."
• James MacDonald, "Order in the Court: God's Plan for Marriage."
• Steven B. Cowan, "The Metaphysics of Subordination: A Response to Rebecca Merrill Groothuis."
• Various reviews, including Tom Schreiner's review of Scot McKnight's The Blue Parakeet and Chris Cowan's review of Rob Bell's "She."

In addition, CBMW has all of its past issues of JBMW archived online.