Gender and Theology
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- Created on: 29-12-20 11:59
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- Mary Daly: post-Christian radical feminist theologian and philosopher
- Aim: to show that for women to achieve spiritual and moral liberation, Christianity must be transvaluated
- Transvaluation: a complete re-evaluation of Christianity and society is needed
- Be-eing: only women truly know about 'background' existence and its spiritual connection with nature
- Why is Christianity essentially sexist?
- New language: new language frees women from patriarchy, e.g. spinster, hag, crone, snool
- Abuse of women: Christianity abuses women, Jesus' cross is a symbol of torture and sexual dominance. As God is male it justifies male dominance of women
- Unholy Trinity: **** (power and lack of community); genocide (degradation of women); war (Church support of war and other forms of killing)
- Why is Christianity essentially sexist?
- Be-eing: only women truly know about 'background' existence and its spiritual connection with nature
- Beyond God the Father: only women can transform patriarchy and find the deep spiritual forces of nature
- New language: new language frees women from patriarchy, e.g. spinster, hag, crone, snool
- Transvaluation: a complete re-evaluation of Christianity and society is needed
- Aim: to show that for women to achieve spiritual and moral liberation, Christianity must be transvaluated
- Rosemary Radford Reuther: Catholic feminist liberation theologian
- Aim: to show that Christianity can be interpreted to provide spiritual and moral liberation
- Goddess: Christianity has retained the experience of the female aspect of God
- New Communities: the early Christian communities were egalitarian and based on female/male friendship
- Can Jesus as a male saviour save women?
- Incarnation and Spirit: Jesus is the incarnation of God's wisdom; the Spirit continues to develop Jesus' teaching
- Yes! Jesus rejects the male warrior messiah; he gave dignity to the marginalised; the Holy Spirit continues its work in healing relationships
- No! Jesus is male; the Church is controlled by men; only man can become a priest
- Can Jesus as a male saviour save women?
- New Communities: the early Christian communities were egalitarian and based on female/male friendship
- Wisdom: God's wisdom is female, which is the creative, knowable aspect of God
- Incarnation and Spirit: Jesus is the incarnation of God's wisdom; the Spirit continues to develop Jesus' teaching
- Goddess: Christianity has retained the experience of the female aspect of God
- Aim: to show that Christianity can be interpreted to provide spiritual and moral liberation
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