{"product_id":"women-in-the-church-a-biblical-theology-of-women-in-ministry-9780830818624","title":"Women in the Church: A Biblical Theology of Women in Ministry","description":"\u003cp\u003eStudies of key biblical passages on women's roles in the church fill entire bookshelves, if not libraries. But in \u003ci\u003eWomen in the Church, \u003c\/i\u003e Stanley Grenz and Denise Muir Kjesbo offer the first in-depth theological study of this issue--one of the most bitterly contested issues of our day.Carefully considering the biblical, historical and practical concerns surrounding women and the ordained ministry, this book will enlighten people on all sides of the issue. But Grenz and Kjesbo make no secret of their bold conclusion: 'Historical, biblical and theological considerations converge not only in allowing, but also in insisting, that women serve as full partners with men.' Thorough and irenic, \u003ci\u003eWomen in the Church\u003c\/i\u003e bids to take an intense discussion to a new plane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanley J. Grenz (1950-2005) earned a B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1973, an M.Div. from Denver Seminary in 1976 and a D.Theol. From the University of Munich (Germany) in 1978, where completed his dissertation under the supervision of Wolfhart Pannenberg.\u003cbr\u003eOrdained into the gospel ministry in 1976, Grenz worked within the local church context as a youth director and assistant pastor (Northwest Baptist Church, Denver), pastor (Rowandale Baptist Church, Winnipeg), and interim pastor. In addition he preached and lectured in numerous churches, colleges, universities and seminaries in North America, Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia.\u003cbr\u003eGrenz wrote or cowrote twenty-five books, the most recent of which is \u003ci\u003eRediscovering the Triune God: The Trinity in Contemporary Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (2004). His other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Social God and the Relational Self: A Trinitarian Theology of the Imago Dei\u003c\/i\u003e (Westminster John Knox), \u003ci\u003eBeyond Foundationalism: Shaping Theology in a Postmodern Context\u003c\/i\u003e (with John R. Franke; Westminster John Knox), \u003ci\u003eThe Moral Quest: Foundations of Christian Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e (IVP), \u003ci\u003eA Primer on Postmodernism\u003c\/i\u003e (Eerdmans), \u003ci\u003eWomen in the Church: A Biblical Theology of Women in Ministry\u003c\/i\u003e (with Denise Muir Kjesbo; IVP), \u003ci\u003eRevisioning Evangelical Theology: A Fresh Agenda for the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e (IVP), and \u003ci\u003eThe Millennial Maze: Sorting Out Evangelical Options\u003c\/i\u003e (IVP). He has also coauthored several shorter reference and introductory books for IVP, including \u003ci\u003eWho Needs Theology? An Invitation to the Study of God\u003c\/i\u003e (with Roger E. Olson), \u003ci\u003ePocket Dictionary of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e (with Jay T. Smith), and \u003ci\u003ePocket Dictionary of Theological Terms\u003c\/i\u003e (with David Guretzki and Cherith Fee Nordling). He contributed articles to more than two dozen other volumes, and has had published more than one hundred essays and eighty book reviews. These have appeared in journals such as \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today, The Christian Century, Christian Scholar's Review, Theology Today\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Ecumenical Studies.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor twelve years (1990-2002), Grenz held the position of Pioneer McDonald Professor of Baptist Heritage, Theology and Ethics at Carey Theological College and at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. After a one-year sojourn as Distinguished Professor of Theology at Baylor University and Truett Seminary in Waco, Texas (2002-2003), he returned to Carey and resumed his duties as Pioneer McDonald Professor of Theology. In 2004 he assumed an additional appointment as Professor of Theological Studies at Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDenise Muir Kjesbo is director of children's and family ministry at Bethel University. She has taught at North American Baptist Seminary at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, North American Baptist College in Edmonton, Alberta and Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. Kjesbo has been involved in children's and family ministry from small church plants to large established churches. She has been a workshop presenter for two curriculum publishing companies, trabeling throughout the United States and Canada to train and equip those serving in children's and family ministry. Kjesbo is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eWomen in the Church: A Biblical Theology of Women in Ministry\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as numerous magazine and journal articles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492170961170,"sku":"9780830818624","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1d529618-5f4d-4397-bae9-d9db3129aa92.jpg?v=1730574769","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/women-in-the-church-a-biblical-theology-of-women-in-ministry-9780830818624","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}