Man and Woman in Christ (with Joseph Bayly)

Stephen B. Clark’s 1980 book Man and Woman in Christ is by far the best treatment of gender and Christianity I’ve read. Clark’s approach is completely comprehensive, covering scripture, historic interpretations, modern interpretations, the social conditions of the early church, historic church practice, and findings from social science. He’s also the only person I know who truly grapples with the challenges to family life posed by industrialization and the rise of modern ideologies.
Unfortunately, Man and Woman in Christ has long been out of print. But that’s about to change. Warhorn Media is reissuing it in hardcover. Warhorn editor Joseph Bayly joins us to discuss this landmark book and its continuing significance for today.
Warhorn is doing a crowdfunding campaign at Fundly to raise money to pay for a proper hardcover printing. You can help bring this book back into print and get your own copy at 33% off retail price for a limited time at: fundly.com/clark

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A few notes: First, in answer to the question about Pope John Paul 2, no Clark does not interact with him or his writing in this book. Second, I should have refreshed my memory more about Servants of the Word, which Clark helped found. Clark sent me a very gracious email with more information, which I think it will be beneficial to share here: "You focused a bit on the Servants of the Word (SW), the celibate brotherhood. The SW is a brotherhood in a larger community, The Sword of the Spirit (SOS). The SOS is largely a community of married people and singles that will get married (or sometimes for various good reasons not get married). Both are international. The SOS has about seventy communities on 5 continents and another 80 groups that are looking to become SOS communities. I am considered the founder of the SOS as well as the SW. I say this because I think you might find it easier to market to a larger group if people saw that we have a large number of communities primarily made up of married couples and families."