The Christian headcovering is a veiling worn by some Christian women. Some cover only in church or while praying; others cover their heads all the time. They reference 1 Corinthians 11 as the basis for their practice. Most Christians, however, see no need for a women to wear a veiling. The muslim niqab is an example of a type of veil. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, referred to as Christ. ... Eleventh chapter of the First Epistle to the Corinthians. ...

History of the Christian Headcovering

1 Corinthians 11 contains the only reference to a headcovering in the New Testament. However, various Early Church Fathers, such as Hermas^[1], Clement of Alexandria^[2] and Tertullian^[3] mentioned headcoverings. Early Christian art shows women wearing headcoverings.^[4] John 21:1 Jesus Appears to His Disciples--Alessandro Mantovani: the Vatican, Rome. ... Clement of Alexandria (Titus Flavius Clemens), was the first member of the Church of Alexandria to be more than a name, and one of its most distinguished teachers. ... Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, anglicized as Tertullian, (ca. ... The Good Shepherd: Early Christian catacomb art Early Christian art and architecture is the art produced by Christians or under Christian patronage from about the year 200 to about the year 500. ...

Through the ensuing centuries, it was common for a woman to wear a headcovering. The Catholic Church, until 1983, required that women be veiled during services. Katharina von Bora, Martin Luther’s wife, wore a headcovering. John Knox and John Calvin both called for women to wear a headcovering.^[5],^[6] Commentators such as Matthew Henry, A. R. Fausset and A. T. Robertson wrote that women should wear a veiling. Portrait of Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther, by Lucas Cranach the Elder. ... John Knox (1505, 1513 or 1514 – 1572) was a Scottish religious reformer who played the lead part in reforming the Church in Scotland in a Presbyterian manner. ... John Calvin (July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564) was a French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation and was a central developer of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism. ... Matthew Henry Matthew Henry (October 18, 1662 - June 22, 1714), was an English nonconformist clergyman. ...

During the 1900’s, the headcovering gradually disappeared from churches. Various denominations dropped their requirements that women cover their heads during the church service. Perhaps the most notable was the Catholic Church, which, in the Code of Canon Law of 1983, abolished the requirement of the veiling in church. Canon Law is the ecclesiastical law of the Roman Catholic Church. ...

A few denominations still practice the headcovering, at least during services. Among them are the Mennonites and the Plymouth Brethren. The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after and influenced by the teachings and tradition of Menno Simons (1496-1561). ... The Plymouth Brethren are a Christian Evangelical religious movement that began in Dublin, Ireland and England in the late 1820s. ...

Reasons for the headcovering

Those who practice veiling call attention to the universal aspect of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16. They argue that since the passage mentions “every man” and “every woman,” as well as the universal order of creation, this passage must apply to all Christians, in all ages and in every continent. They hold that the Bible is not merely referring to hair, long hair, or submission, but rather a literal cloth covering.

Objections to the headcovering

The majority of Christians interpret the passage as a cultural mandate that was only for the first-century Corinthian church. Therefore, they say, women no longer need to cover their heads. Others believe that long hair is the headcovering. Still others believe that a woman’s husband is her covering. Yet another view, propagated by feminist Katharine Bushnell, holds 1 Corinthians 11 teaches that women should not cover their heads. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

References

1. ^ Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume Two, Book One, Part Three, Chapter Two
2. ^ Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume Two, Book Five, Part 13, Chapter 11
3. ^ Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume Four, Book One, Part Three — On the Veiling of Virgins
4. ^ Let Her Be Veiled, pp. 51-58. Tom Shank, ed. (Eureka, MT: Torch Publications, 1988)
5. ^ John Knox, "The First Blast Of The Trumpet Against The Monstrous Regiment Of Women", Works of John Knox, David Laing, ed. (Edinburgh: Printed for the Bannatyne Club), IV:377
6. ^ Seth Skolnitsky, trans., Men, Women and Order in the Church: Three Sermons by John Calvin (Dallas, TX: Presbyterian Heritage Publications, 1992), pp. 12,13.

See also

• Veiling

• 1 Corinthians 11

Eleventh chapter of the First Epistle to the Corinthians. ...

External links

• The Headcovering Directory
• She Maketh Herself Coverings Pictures of various types of Christian headcoverings
• Myths About the Headcovering