Danvers Statement - Revision history

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	'''The Danvers Statement''' is a [[Christian statements\|statement]] of the [[complementarianism\|complementarian]] Christian view of gender roles. It is not the product of any particular Christian denomination, but has been cited by the [[Southwestern Baptist Seminary]], the [[Presbyterian Church in America]], the [[International Council for Gender Studies]], and numerous individual local churches. It was first published by the [[Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood]] (CBMW) in [[wikipedia:Wheaton, Illinois\|Wheaton, Illinois]] in November 1988. Work on the statement began with "several evangelical leaders" at a CBMW meeting in [[wikipedia:Danvers, Massachusetts\|Danvers, Massachusetts]] in December 1987. In 1989, a paid advertisement center-spread appeared in the January 13 issue of [[Christianity Today]] accompanied with the Danvers Statement.		'''The Danvers Statement''' is a [[Christian statements\|statement]] of the [[complementarianism\|complementarian]] Christian view of gender roles.<ref>https://cbmw.org/about/the-danvers-statement/</ref> It is not the product of any particular Christian denomination, but has been cited by the [[Southwestern Baptist Seminary]], the [[Presbyterian Church in America]], the [[International Council for Gender Studies]], and numerous individual local churches. It was first published by the [[Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood]] (CBMW) in [[wikipedia:Wheaton, Illinois\|Wheaton, Illinois]] in November 1988. Work on the statement began with "several evangelical leaders" at a CBMW meeting in [[wikipedia:Danvers, Massachusetts\|Danvers, Massachusetts]] in December 1987. In 1989, a paid advertisement center-spread appeared in the January 13 issue of [[Christianity Today]] accompanied with the Danvers Statement.

	In February 1989, [[R.K. McGregor Wright]] put out "[[A Response to the Danvers Statement]]", an unpublished paper delivered to the [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality Conference]], which was later revised and republished. In 1990 [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality]] published a statement "Men, Women, & Biblical Equality" in [[Christianity Today]].		In February 1989, [[R.K. McGregor Wright]] put out "[[A Response to the Danvers Statement]]", an unpublished paper delivered to the [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality Conference]], which was later revised and republished. In 1990 [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality]] published a statement "Men, Women, & Biblical Equality" in [[Christianity Today]].

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	''The Danvers Statement''' is a [[Christian statements\|statement]] of the [[complementarianism\|complementarian]] Christian view of gender roles. It is not the product of any particular Christian denomination, but has been cited by the [[Southwestern Baptist Seminary]], the [[Presbyterian Church in America]], the [[International Council for Gender Studies]], and numerous individual local churches. It was first published by the [[Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood]] (CBMW) in [[wikipedia:Wheaton, Illinois\|Wheaton, Illinois]] in November 1988. Work on the statement began with "several evangelical leaders" at a CBMW meeting in [[wikipedia:Danvers, Massachusetts\|Danvers, Massachusetts]] in December 1987. In 1989, a paid advertisement center-spread appeared in the January 13 issue of [[Christianity Today]] accompanied with the Danvers Statement.		'''The Danvers Statement''' is a [[Christian statements\|statement]] of the [[complementarianism\|complementarian]] Christian view of gender roles. It is not the product of any particular Christian denomination, but has been cited by the [[Southwestern Baptist Seminary]], the [[Presbyterian Church in America]], the [[International Council for Gender Studies]], and numerous individual local churches. It was first published by the [[Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood]] (CBMW) in [[wikipedia:Wheaton, Illinois\|Wheaton, Illinois]] in November 1988. Work on the statement began with "several evangelical leaders" at a CBMW meeting in [[wikipedia:Danvers, Massachusetts\|Danvers, Massachusetts]] in December 1987. In 1989, a paid advertisement center-spread appeared in the January 13 issue of [[Christianity Today]] accompanied with the Danvers Statement.

	In February 1989, [[R.K. McGregor Wright]] put out "[[A Response to the Danvers Statement]]", an unpublished paper delivered to the [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality Conference]], which was later revised and republished. In 1990 [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality]] published a statement "Men, Women, & Biblical Equality" in [[Christianity Today]].		In February 1989, [[R.K. McGregor Wright]] put out "[[A Response to the Danvers Statement]]", an unpublished paper delivered to the [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality Conference]], which was later revised and republished. In 1990 [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality]] published a statement "Men, Women, & Biblical Equality" in [[Christianity Today]].

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	~~The '~~''Danvers Statement''' is a [[Christian statements\|statement]] of the [[complementarianism\|complementarian]] Christian view of gender roles. It is not the product of any particular Christian denomination, but has been cited by the [[Southwestern Baptist Seminary]], the [[Presbyterian Church in America]], the [[International Council for Gender Studies]], and numerous individual local churches. It was first published by the [[Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood]] (CBMW) in [[wikipedia:Wheaton, Illinois\|Wheaton, Illinois]] in November 1988. Work on the statement began with "several evangelical leaders" at a CBMW meeting in [[wikipedia:Danvers, Massachusetts\|Danvers, Massachusetts]] in December 1987. In 1989, a paid advertisement center-spread appeared in the January 13 issue of [[Christianity Today]] accompanied with the Danvers Statement.		''The Danvers Statement''' is a [[Christian statements\|statement]] of the [[complementarianism\|complementarian]] Christian view of gender roles. It is not the product of any particular Christian denomination, but has been cited by the [[Southwestern Baptist Seminary]], the [[Presbyterian Church in America]], the [[International Council for Gender Studies]], and numerous individual local churches. It was first published by the [[Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood]] (CBMW) in [[wikipedia:Wheaton, Illinois\|Wheaton, Illinois]] in November 1988. Work on the statement began with "several evangelical leaders" at a CBMW meeting in [[wikipedia:Danvers, Massachusetts\|Danvers, Massachusetts]] in December 1987. In 1989, a paid advertisement center-spread appeared in the January 13 issue of [[Christianity Today]] accompanied with the Danvers Statement.

	In February 1989, [[R.K. McGregor Wright]] put out "[[A Response to the Danvers Statement]]", an unpublished paper delivered to the [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality Conference]], which was later revised and republished. In 1990 [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality]] published a statement "Men, Women, & Biblical Equality" in [[Christianity Today]].		In February 1989, [[R.K. McGregor Wright]] put out "[[A Response to the Danvers Statement]]", an unpublished paper delivered to the [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality Conference]], which was later revised and republished. In 1990 [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality]] published a statement "Men, Women, & Biblical Equality" in [[Christianity Today]].

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	The Danvers Statement is included in readers such as ''Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism: A Documentary Reader'' ([[wikipedia:New York University Press\|NYU Press]], 2008) and ''Eve and Adam: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim readings on Genesis and gender'' ([[wikipedia:Indiana University Press\|Indiana University Press]], 2009).		The Danvers Statement is included in readers such as ''Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism: A Documentary Reader'' ([[wikipedia:New York University Press\|NYU Press]], 2008) and ''Eve and Adam: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim readings on Genesis and gender'' ([[wikipedia:Indiana University Press\|Indiana University Press]], 2009).

			==References==

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	The '''Danvers Statement''' is a [[Christian statements\|statement]] of the [[complementarianism\|complementarian]] Christian view of gender roles. It is not the product of any particular Christian denomination, but has been cited by the [[Southwestern Baptist Seminary]], the [[Presbyterian Church in America]], the [[International Council for Gender Studies]], and numerous individual local churches. It was first published by the [[Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood]] (CBMW) in [[wikipedia:Wheaton, Illinois\|Wheaton, Illinois]] in November 1988. Work on the statement began with "several evangelical leaders" at a CBMW meeting in [[wikipedia:Danvers, Massachusetts\|Danvers, Massachusetts]] in December 1987. In 1989, a paid advertisement center-spread appeared in the January 13 issue of [[Christianity Today]] accompanied with the Danvers Statement.		The '''Danvers Statement''' is a [[Christian statements\|statement]] of the [[complementarianism\|complementarian]] Christian view of gender roles. It is not the product of any particular Christian denomination, but has been cited by the [[Southwestern Baptist Seminary]], the [[Presbyterian Church in America]], the [[International Council for Gender Studies]], and numerous individual local churches. It was first published by the [[Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood]] (CBMW) in [[wikipedia:Wheaton, Illinois\|Wheaton, Illinois]] in November 1988. Work on the statement began with "several evangelical leaders" at a CBMW meeting in [[wikipedia:Danvers, Massachusetts\|Danvers, Massachusetts]] in December 1987. In 1989, a paid advertisement center-spread appeared in the January 13 issue of [[Christianity Today]] accompanied with the Danvers Statement.

	In February 1989, [[R.K. McGregor Wright]] put out "[[An Response to the Danvers Statement]]", an unpublished paper delivered to the [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality Conference]], which was later revised and republished. In 1990 [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality]] published a statement "Men, Women, & Biblical Equality" in [[Christianity Today]].		In February 1989, [[R.K. McGregor Wright]] put out "[[A Response to the Danvers Statement]]", an unpublished paper delivered to the [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality Conference]], which was later revised and republished. In 1990 [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality]] published a statement "Men, Women, & Biblical Equality" in [[Christianity Today]].

	[[Randall Balmer]] says that the Statement was an attempt to "staunch the spread of biblical feminism in evangelical circles." [[Seth Dowland]] suggests that the authors of the statement "framed their position as a clear and accessible reading of scripture.		[[Randall Balmer]] says that the Statement was an attempt to "staunch the spread of biblical feminism in evangelical circles." [[Seth Dowland]] suggests that the authors of the statement "framed their position as a clear and accessible reading of scripture.

	The Danvers Statement is included in readers such as ''Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism: A Documentary Reader'' ([[wikipedia:New York University Press\|NYU Press]], 2008) and ''Eve and Adam: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim readings on Genesis and gender'' ([[wikipedia:Indiana University Press\|Indiana University Press]], 2009).		The Danvers Statement is included in readers such as ''Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism: A Documentary Reader'' ([[wikipedia:New York University Press\|NYU Press]], 2008) and ''Eve and Adam: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim readings on Genesis and gender'' ([[wikipedia:Indiana University Press\|Indiana University Press]], 2009).

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	The '''Danvers Statement''' is a statement of the complementarian Christian view of gender roles. It is not the product of any particular Christian denomination, but has been cited by the Southwestern Baptist Seminary, the Presbyterian Church in America, ~~and~~ the International Council for Gender Studies. It was first published by the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) in Wheaton, Illinois in November 1988. Work on the statement began with "several evangelical leaders" at a CBMW meeting in Danvers, Massachusetts in December 1987. In 1989, a paid advertisement center-spread appeared in the January 13 issue of ''Christianity Today'' accompanied with the Danvers Statement.		The '''Danvers Statement''' is a [[Christian statements\|statement]] of the [[complementarianism\|complementarian]] Christian view of gender roles. It is not the product of any particular Christian denomination, but has been cited by the [[Southwestern Baptist Seminary]], the [[Presbyterian Church in America]], the [[International Council for Gender Studies]], and numerous individual local churches. It was first published by the [[Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood]] (CBMW) in [[wikipedia:Wheaton, Illinois\|Wheaton, Illinois]] in November 1988. Work on the statement began with "several evangelical leaders" at a CBMW meeting in [[wikipedia:Danvers, Massachusetts\|Danvers, Massachusetts]] in December 1987. In 1989, a paid advertisement center-spread appeared in the January 13 issue of [[Christianity Today]] accompanied with the Danvers Statement.

	In February 1989, R.K. McGregor Wright put out "Response to the Danvers Statement," an unpublished paper delivered to the ''Christians for Biblical Equality Conference~~'', St. Paul~~, which was later revised and republished. In 1990 Christians for Biblical Equality published a statement "Men, Women & Biblical Equality," in ''Christianity Today''.		In February 1989, [[R.K. McGregor Wright]] put out "[[An Response to the Danvers Statement]]", an unpublished paper delivered to the [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality Conference]], which was later revised and republished. In 1990 [[Christians for Biblical Equality International\|Christians for Biblical Equality]] published a statement "Men, Women, & Biblical Equality" in [[Christianity Today]].

	Randall Balmer says that the Statement was an attempt to "staunch the spread of biblical feminism in evangelical circles." Seth Dowland suggests that the authors of the statement "framed their position as a clear and accessible reading of scripture.		[[Randall Balmer]] says that the Statement was an attempt to "staunch the spread of biblical feminism in evangelical circles." [[Seth Dowland]] suggests that the authors of the statement "framed their position as a clear and accessible reading of scripture.

	The Danvers Statement is included in readers such as ''Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism: A Documentary Reader'' (NYU Press, 2008) and ''Eve and Adam: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim readings on Genesis and gender'' (Indiana University Press, 2009).		The Danvers Statement is included in readers such as ''Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism: A Documentary Reader'' ([[wikipedia:New York University Press\|NYU Press]], 2008) and ''Eve and Adam: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim readings on Genesis and gender'' ([[wikipedia:Indiana University Press\|Indiana University Press]], 2009).

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The '''Danvers Statement''' is a statement of the complementarian Christian view of gender roles. It is not the product of any particular Christian denomination, but has been cited by the Southwestern Baptist Seminary, the Presbyterian Church in America, and the International Council for Gender Studies. It was first published by the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) in Wheaton, Illinois in November 1988. Work on the statement began with "several evangelical leaders" at a CBMW meeting in Danvers, Massachusetts in December 1987. In 1989, a paid advertisement center-spread appeared in the January 13 issue of ''Christianity Today'' accompanied with the Danvers Statement.

In February 1989, R.K. McGregor Wright put out "Response to the Danvers Statement," an unpublished paper delivered to the ''Christians for Biblical Equality Conference'', St. Paul, which was later revised and republished. In 1990 Christians for Biblical Equality published a statement "Men, Women & Biblical Equality," in ''Christianity Today''.

Randall Balmer says that the Statement was an attempt to "staunch the spread of biblical feminism in evangelical circles." Seth Dowland suggests that the authors of the statement "framed their position as a clear and accessible reading of scripture.

The Danvers Statement is included in readers such as ''Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism: A Documentary Reader'' (NYU Press, 2008) and ''Eve and Adam: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim readings on Genesis and gender'' (Indiana University Press, 2009).