Biblical patriarchy

Biblical patriarchy, also known as Christian patriarchy, is a set of beliefs in Evangelical Protestant Christianity concerning gender relations and their manifestations in institutions, including marriage, the family, and the home. It sees the father as the head of the home, responsible for the conduct of his family. Notable people associated with biblical patriarchy include Douglas Wilson,^[1] R. C. Sproul, Jr.,^[2] Voddie Baucham (who prefers the phrase "gospel patriarchy"),^[3] the Duggar family,^[4] and Douglas Phillips.

^ In his 1999 book, Federal Husband (Moscow, ID: Canon Press) Wilson argued that a husband as "federal head" assumes responsibility for his wife's spiritual condition. In a 2013 blog post, Patriarchy, Vision Forum, and All the Rest of It, he said, "Patriarchy simply means “father rule,” and so it follows that every biblical Christian holds to patriarchy... But there are objections, some to the substance and some to the word... There is a kind of male conceit that does not know how to submit, and a number of these people have embraced the word patriarchy."
^ Highlands Study Center Squiblog Archived October 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ Baucham, Voddie (2009). What He Must Be: ...If He Wants to Marry My Daughter. Crossway. p. 59. ISBN 9781433520815. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
^ Marcotte, Amanda (April 16, 2014), "Sex Scandal Rocks the Duggars' Christian Patriarchy Movement", The Daily Beast, retrieved September 3, 2014.

[1] In his 1999 book, Federal Husband (Moscow, ID: Canon Press) Wilson argued that a husband as "federal head" assumes responsibility for his wife's spiritual condition. In a 2013 blog post, Patriarchy, Vision Forum, and All the Rest of It, he said, "Patriarchy simply means “father rule,” and so it follows that every biblical Christian holds to patriarchy... But there are objections, some to the substance and some to the word... There is a kind of male conceit that does not know how to submit, and a number of these people have embraced the word patriarchy."

[2] Highlands Study Center Squiblog Archived October 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Baucham, Voddie (2009). What He Must Be: ...If He Wants to Marry My Daughter. Crossway. p. 59. ISBN 9781433520815. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

[4] Marcotte, Amanda (April 16, 2014), "Sex Scandal Rocks the Duggars' Christian Patriarchy Movement", The Daily Beast, retrieved September 3, 2014.

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