Our SBC president, Dr. Frank Page, has been criticized recently for the stance taken in his Ph.D. dissertation embracing women serving as pastors. His dissertation, written in the 80s at Southwestern Seminary, should not be taken as his position today and certainly reflects the climate at Southwestern and other Baptist seminaries at that time. Most professors would have embraced the idea, and it is not unusual at all for students to see things as their profs. Of course, that is the reason James says teachers receive the more strict judgement. We must be careful. Dr. Page is a firm supporter of the Baptist Faith and Message and should be applauded for changing his mind.
By the way, what has happened to Dr. Page makes me glad that there is nothing controversial about "The Reconstruction and Evaluation of the Johannine Text of John Chrysostom."
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