Sheila Gregoire's Reviews > The Headship of Men and the Abuse of Women: Are They Related In Any Way?

Excellent book detailing how the doctrine of headship cannot be separated from abuse.

He demolishes the complementarian arguments that say that complementarianism isn't implicated in abuse. And I love his plain talk--he reveals the doctrine for what it is.

The chapter with the most sucker punch, though, is when he talks about how the doctrine has been spread on the mission field, and how it has further enslaved women who are already growing up in patriarchal cultures before the gospel has come. For them, the gospel doesn't necessarily lead to more freedom, but instead just justifies abuse. We need to do something.

While Giles does provide his exegesis on the real meaning of the Ephesians 5 and 1 Peter 3 passages, the book isn't about doctrine alone. A quick read, an easy read, and a very important read.