THE GENDER ROLES DEBATE– A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF JACK COTTRELL’S “COLLECTED WRITINGS” SERIES: VOLUME THIRTEEN: THE GENDER ROLES DEBATE, by Jack Cottrell INTRODUCTION Volume 13 of my “Collected Writings” series opens the door to the category of ethics, focusing on the specific subject of gender roles. The book is titled The Gender Roles Debate, and contains eleven rather substantive essays on various issues—especially what the Bible says about women preachers and teachers in the church. Three essays speak to the issue of gender roles in the home, and three of them address the subject of feminism in general. In the … Continue reading →

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST – A SUMMARY SUMMARY OF JACK COTTRELL’S “COLLECTED WRITINGS” SERIES: VOLUME ELEVEN: THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST, by Jack Cottrell INTRODUCTION Volume eleven in my “Collected Writings” series is about ecclesiology, a big word that refers to issues regarding THE CHURCH. The English term comes from the Greek word ekklēsia, which is used over a hundred times in the NT and is almost always translated as “church.” It literally means “called-out ones,” i.e., a group that has been called to assemble together for a specific purpose. It comes from two other Greek words, i.e., kaleō, … Continue reading →