Transfiguring Headship

In Transfiguring Headship, Lyndon Jost develops a figural theology of gender that traces the biblical figure of the head from the Old Testament into New Testament claims about Christ and male-female relations.

Jost argues headship primarily signifies representational, soteriological leadership bound to the flourishing and unity of the body, not simple dominance.

He critiques both Greco-Roman readings and certain contemporary egalitarian and complementarian positions, situating headship within Israel's scriptural ontology and typology.

The book engages cultural history (including Ivan Illich), questions of gender versus sex, and practical implications for marriage, responsibility, and church order.

It aims to provide a minimally prescriptive, biblically grounded framework for thinking about male-female difference and headship today.