The Orders of Creation-Some Reflections on the History and Place of the Term in Systematic Theology

Authors

Edward H. Schroeder, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

3-1-1972

Document Type

Article

Keywords

order of creation, women, st. paul, denver convention, missouri synod, lutheran, subordination, christians

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

In this article, he argues that the concept associated, with the term "orders of creation" in current Missouri Synod, discussions of the ordination of women is not Lutheran but Calvinist in origin, and not a Biblical concept.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Galatians 3:26-29; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Colossians 3:11; 1 Corinthians 11:2-16; 1 Corinthians 14:33-38; 1 Timothy 2:11-15;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Schroeder, Edward H. (1972) "The Orders of Creation-Some Reflections on the History and Place of the Term in Systematic Theology," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 43, Article 16.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol43/iss1/16