This period is an intriguing moment in evangelical gender relations. The influence of the Industrial Revolution and Victorian ideology created a mix of ideas that assigned women to the domestic realm while simultaneously propelling them into the public arena. While complementarians and egalitarians may argue over, for example, whether women’s place is primarily in the home or whether they should have equal opportunity for public leadership roles, this era saw a blurring of the private versus public distinction precisely because women’s domesticity meant that they had a duty to bring their
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