She Knows Truth: Toward a Redemptive Model of Women's Epistemological Development
Date of Award
6-7-2018
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Institution Granting Degree
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Cedarville University School or Department
Biblical and Theological Studies
First Advisor
John D. Trentham
Second Advisor
Kevin M. Jones
Keywords
Women, Biblical teaching
Abstract
Gilligan, Perry, Belenky et al., and Baxter Magolda have spoken the loudest on epistemological development in past decades with numerous follow-up studies that sought to confirm and add to their ideas. Christian higher education has generally accepted or sought to integrate these models which include developmental prescriptions rooted in sub-biblical presuppositions—namely constructivism, feminism, and egalitarianism. This research asserts a series of competencies for redemptive development among women, one that is rooted in a thoroughgoing biblical-worldview and from a complementarian perspective. It employs David Powlison’s epistemological priorities as a trajectory for critically considering existing theoretical paradigms. Specifically, this project examines the developmental ideas of Gilligan, Belenky et al., and Baxter Magolda. This thesis proposes a series of developmental priorities and competencies, from an evangelical, complementarian perspective.
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Recommended Citation
Shaw, Erin, "She Knows Truth: Toward a Redemptive Model of Women's Epistemological Development" (2018). Faculty Dissertations. 135.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/faculty_dissertations/135
