A Return to Head Covering: A Needed Symbol in the Contemporary Church

by Carlton C McLeod

The head covering symbolizes all that is strong and anointed about biblical womanhood. The head covering is gentle, feminine, meek, quiet, tender, and yet filled with the authority of the Sword of the Spirit. It is a powerful demonstration that the wearer, a daughter of Eve, refuses to follow the aforementioned in her independence and susceptibility to deception because she has been transformed by Jesus. The head covering is a subversive symbol in modern times that shouts loudly into the physical and spiritual world that Christ is King and His Word is “quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” (Heb 4:12) Consider how times have changed since the Western church rejected the head covering. Think about what has happened to marriage, home-making, the discipling of children, modesty, sexuality, submission, church roles, and meek and quiet spirits. Consider modern men as well, mostly passive, addicted to sports, and faltering in their discipleship and breadwinner duties. Yes, this sounds awfully old-fashioned, and no, the loss of the head covering didn’t cause all this. But its loss is symptomatic of a wider rejection of the Word of God.

104 pages, Paperback

Published May 18, 2021

Reviews

[Michaela Browning · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the break down of Scripture and the way the author pulled from many parts of the Bible. I would have liked to see this book go more into the virtues veiling helps cultivate and to hear more from the women's perspective. As a Catholic, I enjoyed seeing a protestant perspective on veiling.