Complementarianism, Egalitarianism, Male Headship and the Role of Women in the Church: A Conversation with Prof Graham Cole

Jonathan is joined by biblical and systematic theologian Graham Cole for a discussion about men, women, the Bible and the church. They explore complementarianism, egalitarianism, Male headship and the place of women in the church according to the Bible and theological doctrines such as the Trinity. They also discuss the views and applications of these doctrines in different institutional settings, including the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Moore Theological College and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

Graham Cole is Emeritus Dean and Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Chicago, US. He was previously the Anglican Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, Birmingham, US, Principal of Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia, and has lectured in Christian thought at Moore Theological College, Sydney Australia, and in the philosophy of religion at the University of Sydney. He is the author of many books, including He Who Gives Life: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit; God the Peacemaker: How Atonement Brings Shalom; The God Who Became Human: A Biblical Theology of the Incarnation; Against the Darkness: The Doctrine of Angels, Satan and Demons; and Glorification: An Introduction.

The Political Animals is hosted by Dr Jonathan Cole, an academic, writer, speaker and translator specialising in political theology: the intersetion of religion and politics. He is the author of Christian Political Theology in an Age of Discontent: Mediating Scripture, Doctrine, and Political Reality. You can follow Jonathan and the show on Twitter and Facebook.