Gender and society key words Flashcards
feminist theology
religious thinking which seeks to change the traditionally patriarchal nature of christianity
post-Christian theology
any religious thinking which seeks to abandon / reform traditional Christian thought / belief / practice
thealogy
the study of God as feminine
androcentric
man-centred
trinity
3 elements of God: father, son, holy spirit
logos
God’s intentions / messages / words
the word of God
Jesus is the physical representation of the word of God
Sophia (proverbs)
God’s wisdom. feminine noun, female pronouns
female wisdom principle
Jesus is divine wisdom incarnated in human form, divine wisdom understood as a feminine quality
warrior-messiah expectation
Hebrew scripture present messiah as ‘great fighter’, powerful, male
servant king
leading through serving others, unlike male expectations of messiah
Jesus subvert expectation
ordination of women
women being allowed to be priests
‘unholy trinity’ (Daly)
Christianity’s abuse of power / influence to press women
rape, genocide, war
racism (Daly)
culture of rape
symbol of all violent oppression
genocide (Daly)
war = inevitable result of male dominated society
Christianity has silenced women