gender and theology

Question 1

FEMINIST THEOLOGY

Answer 1

draws attention to patriarchal teachings in christianity

Question 2

Mary daly

Answer 2

• if god is male then male is god which is repressive to women
• Christianity causes ‘unholy trinity’ of rape genocide and war
  -it legitamises rape of all women and all matter/

Question 3

who does she criticise

Answer 3

plato - women are misbegotten men
TERTULLIAN - women are devils gateway
MARTIN LUTHER - eve spoiled gods plans for adam
POPE PIUS XII - true liberation is in motherhood
bonhoeffer - women should be subject to their husband.

Question 4

RAPE

Answer 4

• rapism - rape and violent opression - apart of our culture that oppress women
• bible where women are rapedin context of war
• ‘arm chair rapists who enjo pronography or entertainement taht include these themes

Question 5

GENOCIDE

Answer 5

• gender caste system where men have lager share of power
• male and sexual violence underly military conflict
  -both war and rape objectify victim
• groupthink nazis and catholic church,concentrate on sameness.

Question 6

WAR

Answer 6

• caused by men
  -try disguise horrors by saying collateral damage
  -justify war through phallic morality
  women must seek liberation from men

Question 7

DALY and spirituality in nature

Answer 7

-leave Christianity behind too intermittent with male oppression
- men take over religion to trap women
-religious places built by men are unsuitable for women to worship
QUINTESSENCE - supreme essence of nature, life and vitalty.rediscovered in natural world
- encouraged women to engage in paganism and witchcraft

Question 8

WEAKNESS OF DALY

Answer 8

CHAN
- only focusses on negatives within christianity
- misses out parts where god is compassionate
ELIZABETH FIORENZA
-her understanding of the bible is too narrow

Question 9

ROSEMARY RADFORD RUTHER

Answer 9

• patricahy has damaged christianity
  -in favour of women in church

Question 10

Jesus is male warrior

Answer 10

• Jesus rejected male warrior stereotype
  he was a Servant king
  -this connects him with both male and females

Question 11

Jesus and female wisdom principle

Answer 11

SOPHIA - wisdom personified greek culture
Jesus is gods wisdom meaning he has both male and female attributes

Question 12

is christianity sexist yes

Answer 12

DALY - impossible to be stain and fem
HAMPSON - stories in the bible are inherently sexists (*Adam and Eve)
DALY - religion imprisons women

Question 13

is christianity sexist no

Answer 13

FIORENZA - bible says we must treat all with respect and equality
- BIBLE FOCUSES ON FREEING THE OPPRESSED
- Jesus breaks sexist customs (cultural rules no to touch women )

Question 14

REUTHER AND FEMININE LANGUAGE

Answer 14

-USE OF MASCULINE TERMS TO DESCRIBE GOD EXCLUDES WOMEN
- GAIA - greek goddess of the earth

Question 15

weakness of tether

Answer 15

• tries to reform Christianity to fit feminist agenda
  HAMPSON trying to change xtianity to fem is impossible
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Question 15

weakness of tether

Answer 15

• tries to reform Christianity to fit feminist agenda
  HAMPSON trying to change xtianity to fem is impossible
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