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How 'complementarianism' – the belief that God assigned specific gender roles – became part of evangelical doctrine

  • Written by Susan M. Shaw, Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Oregon State University
How 'complementarianism' – the belief that God assigned specific gender roles – became part of evangelical doctrineSouthern Baptist women demonstrating against the faith's gender role doctrine in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2019.AP Photo/Julie Bennett

Prominent evangelical leader Beth Moore, who announced in March 2021 that she was leaving the Southern Baptist Convention over its treatment of women, among other issues, recently apologized for supporting the primacy...

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