Another pointed out that “she is looking butch. Playing off the title of one of her previous books, Housewife Theologian, one man demanded “More housewife less ‘theologian’ pls,” to the obvious delight of others in the group. Another added: “Will she share some good sammich recipes?” Others concurred. Another wagered that she’d already been marginalized enough so there wasn’t cause for concern. “I wish her husband loved her enough to tell her to shut up,” wrote one. On the Geneva Commons Facebook group, they expressed their disdain not only for Aimee’s teachings, but for Aimee herself. Many men affiliated with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) and Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), however, begged to differ. A godly desire, one might be forgiven for thinking. She simply wanted to challenge the strict separation of women and men in evangelical spiritual formation and to encourage women to gain theological literacy. A member of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Byrd wasn’t arguing for women’s ordination or for women in formal church leadership. A couple weeks back, evangelical Twitter erupted with the drama unfolding around Aimee Byrd and her new book, Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: How the Church Needs to Rediscover Her Purpose.
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