Women 's Influence On The Church Of Women

Christianity has been seen as a church that professes the doctrine of the Blessed Trinity; God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Just with this introduction, feminist individuals would have already have some opposition with the terms used and attributed to God. In this paper I will explore on several aspects that the feminist movement provides to Christianity. First, I will illustrate on what is feminist Christology. Then I will present passages from Sacred Scripture, both in Old and New Testament. Then I will go further on and reflect on the Ecclesial aspect and the service god has provided to creation. Last, I will conclude by acknowledging all aspects exposed, yet analyzing the fact that God would be limited if he had a

Today, the loss of a strong female presence in Judeo-Christian beliefs has prompted believers to look to other sources that celebrate the role of women. Men and women have increasingly embraced goddess

In unit 3 the role of women in early Christianity was discussed. It is no doubt that women were seen as inferior beings to men during these times.

Holy Misogyny is a nine-chapter book that focuses on the removal of the female in scriptures the early Christian tradition. DeConick uses and mentions various branches of Christianity to explore, and compare and contrast the erasing of the female. It was DeConick’s son that spurred her interest and search in this particular topic; he asked her, “Mom, where is Lady God?”. She uses the questions “Why is God male? Why are women associated with sin? Why can’t women be priests?” to help her discover the ultimate answer. The layout of each chapter is based on specific explorations and makes connections between a wide variety of quotes, narratives, letters, and the New Testament gospels. DeConick proves her thoroughness in her research and allows

Women play many roles in the Catholic Church, but only very few of them have sanctioned titles. Only men can be ordained in the Catholic Church, and not even becoming a nun gets you the benefit of the Holy Orders. The reason why women cannot become priests in the Catholic Church goes back to when the sacrament of Holy Orders began, and because Christ created the sacrament, the pope, council, or bishops can alter it. The Eastern Orthodox Catholics have the same beliefs and also don’t ordain women. The reason for doing this has nothing to do with who is more worthy or suitable for the Holy Orders, it is simply how the Catholic Church works. The same thing happens with the ban of non-Catholics receiving Holy Communion, it has nothing to do with

When we explore Christianity it is one of the more broadminded and gradually developing religions, especially concerning gender roles. However this can mainly be seen within western cultures as recently women within the church of England are able to become bishops whereas many other socities still remain in past ideologies as stated by Hans King that “negative attitude to contraception, abortion and divorce”(Hans King, 1995, page 1) are still noticeable opinions and judgements which exist in both the east ans west. This inequality which exists within the church is often debated as within the following of the bible and Jesus’s own belief that all people are equal. Thus begging the question as to how this patriarchal system was created. There is the belief that if god is male then this provides a right of status for a hierarchy structure. This may continue into Catholisism where contraception is highly frowned upon and abortion is rejecting gods gift of life which once again results in an awkwards and uncomfortable situation for women of this faith.

Instead, God needs to be less about male power and instead that of a loving God that suffers with and defends the broken and oppressed. Women are also being depicted as the bearer of sin and temptation in a Christian spiritual context from Adam and Eve.

Christianity has been influenced by many different philosophers and theologians that have shaped and defined the beliefs and faith of Christian followers. However, their individual opinions and theories, based on women’s roles and status, were not necessarily intended for a contemporary society. Their concepts and convictions about women are supported, yet they have become obsolete with the changes that have occurred politically and religiously throughout the growth of Christianity.

The true significance of these events may lie in one of God’s secrets; nonetheless, we do know that woman was the only part of His creation that was made from a finished product. Everything else, including man, was created from raw material; therefore, woman was not only the final portion of God’s creation, she has the potential

If I had a dollar for every time I heard God referred to as “he” or “him,” my college tuition might be paid for. I’m guilty of this myself, in moments, though more conscious of it now. No argument can be made against it, the church is traditionally patriarchal, and dangerously so. In fact, Rosemary Radford Ruether claims in her book Sexism and God Talk, “Male monotheism has been so taken for granted in Judeo-Christian culture that the peculiarity of imaging God solely through one gender has not been recognized” (53). We can easily address where some of these issues that arise from this might lie- the lack of inclusion in practice, specifically in the Catholic Church with their opposition to the ordination of women modeled after this God, the lack of a sense of afterlife that is attainable by women, and a lack of accessibility to other figures and symbols in the church. More than that, we can point to the issues of their being directly related to sin, as well as the shunning and lack of acknowledgement that spills into shaming of their bodies. Often, however, we ignore the results of these issues. As a direct result of the damage done by patriarchal traditions and patriarchal views of God, women are ill equipped to deal with difficult aspects of their lives. In order to adequately address issues of sadness, suffering, trauma, and other theodical roots, everyone, and women in particular, must be shown a reimagined view of God.

Christianity is viewed to be one of the most influential religions throughout the world. Out of all the major religions, Christianity makes up a majority of the of the world population with 31.5% of the total world population being Christian. In the United States alone Christianity accounts for roughly 71% of the population. These demographics range across the different branches of Christianity. Now in terms of gender, Christianity is pretty evenly split with 45% of its believers being men and 55% being women; the percentages are in part due to the role of women in Christianity.

The Sacrament of Holy Orders explains the Catholics who are consecrated to serve and how they differentiate between themselves. A common understanding of priesthood is that God gives his power and authority to provide the ordinances of salvation. While this may be true, many people are not aware of what other roles priests take on and represent.

Sacred representations play one of the most important roles in the existence of feminist theologies. When someone starts depicting the images of God in relation to women, it is inevitable to prevent bringing up the feminist part within religious images. However, religious images and symbols have always been responsible for creating certain stereotypes towards women that keep being carried on through generations. Some of these stereotypes are derived from biblical texts, while others have been created based on how people separate the role of women from the role of men. Symbolic representations of the sacred are believed to create a special way in which

Christianity had large and broad effects on those who chose to follow it. For example, a wife was a husband’s property, and a wife ranked in between a free man and, a slave (“The Impact of Christianity”). When Jesus and Christianity came around, women did not have to remarry within two years of her husband’s death, and women were granted equality amongst men (“The Impact of Christianity). Christianity also gave the lower social classes, including women and children, something to worship and believe in, without being oppressed by the higher classes or those with more power (“The Impact of Christianity”). Christianity has not reinforced social hierarchy through the dominance of men over women and the oppression of the lower classes.

Ever the since the creation of the Bible, woman in the Christian church have been highly neglected as many passages of the holy text suggest that woman are inferior to men and serve a lesser purpose. The problem is, in many points of bible, there a situation where it contradicts itself regarding the status of woman in the Christian church. A notable example of such contradiction can be seen in the passage John 8:1-11 were it states that we have all sinned and to accuse someone of crime is to accuse yourself. Jesus in the passage uses a woman as an example but in the passage 1 Timothy 2: 8-14 it states that woman are inferior to men. But the question is how and woman be inferior to men if we are in fact equal.