The conversations about Preston Sprinkle’s book has been frustrating for me to watch. I wrote about it here, and offered some reflections and ideas about how to move forward.

The author claims that the evangelical gender debate is unserious. Why? Because the complementarian side accuses the egalitarian side of being unorthodox and because the egalitarian side is too harsh with fellow egalitarians who don't toe the line. Then the author goes on to accuse the complementarian side of being unorthodox and to upbraid publicly egalitarian activists. The irony is so thick but seems to be lost on the author. Also lost in this essay is any argument from Scripture, nature, or reason about the merits of the question. All heat. No light.