Rediscovering the Forgotten Practice of Head Covering
Before the 1960s, head covering wasn’t rare—it was normal.
For the first 1,500 years of church history, every church obeyed Paul’s instructions in 1 Corinthians 11 for women to cover their heads in worship—no exceptions. For centuries afterward, most churches continued the practice until it quietly disappeared in the West under the pressure of second-wave feminism.
In this video, we walk through what Scripture teaches, how the historic church understood this passage, and why abandoning head covering has weakened the church’s ability to defend biblical teaching—opening the door to female clergy, egalitarianism, and even the normalization of same-sex relationships.
Jeremy is the founder of the Head Covering Movement and the author of Head Covering: A Forgotten Christian Practice for Modern Times. He holds a Biblical studies degree from Moody Bible Institute and is an M.Div student at Wycliffe College (University of Toronto). He creates theological content for all of life on @TheologyJeremy. Jeremy lives in Alberta, Canada with his wife and five children.
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