Gender and Theology Flashcards
Who said “If God is man then man is God”
Mary Daly
What does Daly have in common with Neitzche?
A belief that to deliver humans (in Daly’s case women) from “cultural imprisonment” requires Transvaluation
What is Transvaluation?
a complete re-evaluation of cultural morals
What is the apollonian veil?
A name given to when humans falsley create ideas that alienate them from their natural state of being
What was Daly’s main criticism of Nietzsche?
His “Ubermensch” theory fell into the apollonian veil as well
What was Daly’s conclusion from the “Ubermensch” idea
That it showed that men could never pierce the apollonian veil, only women
What idea did Ruther promote to try and balance the fact that Jesus is male?
Wisdom as female - Sophia
What is the unholy trinity?
Rape, genocide and war
What is the main criticism of Daly?
Alienates any women who are not White, Cis, Lesbian women
