A: MEN & WOMEN Flashcards
What are the three subversions of the God-given order?
1) Humans disobey God
2) Woman leads man into sin
3) Bodily desire overrides reason.
What does Genesis 2:18 state?
“It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
What does Genesis 1 state?
“go forth and multiply.”
What does Augustine deduce is Eve’s primary role?
To procreate.
What is the closest we can get to a pre-fall relationship?
Marriage.
What was sex in the prelapsarian state?
Rational act based on love and controlled by the mind rather than by lust.
What hierarchy did Augustine believe in?
God-given hierarchy in which the woman was subordinate to the man.
What do the Genesis stories show about human free will?
Gives the capacity to sin and leads people to rebel against obedience to God.
What is human nature overall for Augustine?
Fatally damaged by sin as a result of the fall.
What did Augustine believe that sinful humanity is at the mercy of?
Concupiscene, primarily sexual desire but also other appetites for lust.
What did Augustine think sexual desire was evidence of?
Sinful cupiditas and often encouraged the idea that married couples should vow to celibacy once they’ve had enough children.
What view did Augustine reject?
The view that women were more evil than men, or weaker, because of the sin of Eve.
What did Augustine believe about the nature of both men and women?
They’re both created in the image of God so they both share equally in this image.
