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Assess whether Christianity and feminism are compatible. [40]
Introducti -Mary Daly
on -Rosemary Radford Ruether
-Elizabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
-St Paul
-Inter Insigniores
-Aquinas
-Nietzche
-Mulleris Dignitatenm
-Catholic Church
-Catholic Church: traditional teachings: men and women are equal but
different. They have different roles and purposes.
-Bible was a product of its context. However, many are looking to reform
Christianity and interpret the Bible in a modern context.
-More compatible with feminism as opposed to radical feminism.
-Goddess and female wisdom principle (sophia)
-Reclaiming terms: ‘spinning’ a new spirituality for women.
-Links to Gaia and nature.
-Praxis.
-Polytheism/archaic forms of spirituality.
-Maleness of God not being problematic.
-Multiple female leaders such as Lydia.
-Being in charge of the household as a position of honour and power.
-Christ died for everyone.
-”Castration” of God.
-Magesterium is completely male.
-Maleness of Christ being used by the Church to justify a wholly male
clergy.
-Mary as the “Total Rape Victim” and a “hollow eggshell.”
-The Most Unholy Trinity.
-St Paul.
There are many points of contention between Christianity and feminism,
most notably the historical patriarchalisation of the Bible, and
subsequent Church treatment of women. These conflicts are clearly
presented in the works of radical feminists Mary Daly and Rosemary
Radford Ruether. However, whilst there are many problems with
Christianity for feminist thought, Christianity and feminism are
compatible, although not in the radical sense.
Paragraph -The positives of feminist ideas as put forward by Daly, Ruether and
1 Fiorenza (compatibility):
-Reclaiming language: “Spinster”: Daly. Compatible with the Bible.
Positive.
-Daly and Ruether: the purpose of feminist theology should be to
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