Associated Press
FORT WORTH - A theology professor at a prominent Southern Baptist seminary said officials told her to leave because women are biblically enjoined from teaching men.
Professor Sheri Klouda's departure from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is the newest source of division between opposing factions within the Southern Baptist Convention
It is the largest Protestant denomination in the country, with more than 16 million members.
Paige Patterson, seminary president, did not respond to requests for comment from The Associated Press. Van McClain, president of the board of trustees, said he could not discuss the matter but e-mailed several previously written statements.
McClain said Klouda was not dismissed, but that she was not granted tenure. He also said it has been rare for women to teach theology at Southern Baptist seminaries.
"With regard to the tightening of the policy of women teaching in the School of Theology, there has been no change in policy, but rather a return to the way it has always been," he said. "There was a momentary lax of the parameters, and [the seminary] has now returned to its traditional, confessional, and biblical position." Photo Baptist Press
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