Feminist Theories of Religion

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1. How does Brusco argue that women are able to increase their power and influence in piety movements?

  • There is a general belief that women are unable to lie and therefore we must take their word as gospel
  • They are able to influence men’s behaviour, especially in Pentecostal groups where it’s a belief that men should respect women
  • They are given all the power and have total control over the group, like in Pentecostal groups
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2. What does Woodhead say about the exclusion of women from Catholic priesthood?

  • It is evidence of the Church’s deep unease regarding women in power
  • It’s a good thing – who wants to be a priest anyway
  • It’s evidence that patriarchy is in decline

3. What is religion’s function according to Feminists?

  • To act as patriarchal ideology that legitimates female subordination
  • To empower women and make society more equal
  • To keep the working class in their place

4. How do religious laws and customs favour men?

  • They give women fewer rights than men, like in dress code or decision making
  • They allow men to abuse their wives
  • They encourage women to be silent, pretty and empathetic while men are encouraged to strive for greatness

5. Which of these is an example as to how the patriarchy has influenced religion?

  • The patriarchy doesn’t exist
  • Men reinterpreted religious beliefs in ways that favoured them, thus religion now contributes to women’s oppression
  • Men wrote all religious texts deliberately to oppress women and legitimate their own power

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