Christian teaching on the roles of women and men in the family and society (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Gender roles definition
Gender roles definition
Psychological traits, place in society & home that culture associates with male/female
Traditional view of gender roles
Traditional view of gender roles
Men active in world; women submissive, homemaking, childrearing
Genesis creation order
Genesis creation order
Adam created first; Eve made from part of Adam as 'helper'
Augustine's view on imago Dei
Augustine's view on imago Dei
Man alone embodies image of God; woman only when with husband as helper
Genesis 3:16 Eve's punishment
Genesis 3:16 Eve's punishment
Pain in childbirth & subjugation: 'husband will rule over you'
Timothy 2:12 teaching
Timothy 2:12 teaching
Women not permitted to teach or assume authority over men
Aquinas on men vs women
Aquinas on men vs women
Men inherently wiser and more rational than women
Mulieris Dignitatum author & year
Mulieris Dignitatum author & year
Pope John Paul II, 1988
John Paul II on gender qualities
John Paul II on gender qualities
Different but complementary qualities designed by God
John Paul II on motherhood
John Paul II on motherhood
Woman's natural purpose (telos), based on Natural Law reasoning
John Paul II important women argument
John Paul II important women argument
Female saints & Mary show Christianity values women highly
Simone de Beauvoir on purpose
Simone de Beauvoir on purpose
Existentialist: humans must define their own purpose
Feminist biblical criticism main claim
Feminist biblical criticism main claim
Bible written by men to subjugate women
Liberal feminist view of Bible
Liberal feminist view of Bible
Not perfect word of God but human product full of errors
Ruether on Bible & gender
Ruether on Bible & gender
Bible is inconsistent on gender issues