Christian teaching on the roles of women and men in the family and society (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Gender roles definition
Gender roles definition
Psychological traits, place in society & home life a culture associates with male/female
Traditional view of gender roles
Traditional view of gender roles
Men active in world, women submissive & dedicated to home/children
Eve's role in Genesis
Eve's role in Genesis
Adam's 'helper', created from part of Adam
Augustine: who embodies imago Dei alone?
Augustine: who embodies imago Dei alone?
Man alone; woman only with husband as helper
Genesis 3:16 Eve's punishment
Genesis 3:16 Eve's punishment
Pain in childbirth & 'your husband will rule over you'
Timothy 2:12 on women
Timothy 2:12 on women
Women cannot teach/assume authority over men, must be quiet
Aquinas on men vs women
Aquinas on men vs women
Men inherently wiser and more rational than women
Mulieris Dignitatum: year and author
Mulieris Dignitatum: year and author
1988, Pope John Paul II
John Paul II: men & women qualities
John Paul II: men & women qualities
Different but complementary, designed by God, equally valuable
John Paul II: woman's telos
John Paul II: woman's telos
Motherhood - natural purpose based on Natural Law
Simone de Beauvoir's philosophical position
Simone de Beauvoir's philosophical position
Existentialist
De Beauvoir on motherhood as telos
De Beauvoir on motherhood as telos
Rejects it; humans must define their own purpose
Feminist biblical criticism main claim
Feminist biblical criticism main claim
Bible written by men to subjugate women
Ruether: Bible on gender issues
Ruether: Bible on gender issues
Inconsistent; contains both patriarchal & equality passages
Post-Christian feminist theologians (2 names)
Post-Christian feminist theologians (2 names)
Daly and Hampson