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What the Falwell saga tells us about evangelicals and gender roles

  • Written by Leslie Dorrough Smith, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Women's and Gender Studies Program, Avila University
What the Falwell saga tells us about evangelicals and gender rolesA Falwell from grace for Jerry and Becki?Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Jerry Falwell Jr. may well be wishing that a photo with his underwear showing and his arm around the waist of a woman not his wife was the worst of his problems.

That snapshot kick-started a round of speculation into the prominent evangelical leader’s personal life that has...

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