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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813066003321

Titolo

Equal at the creation : sexism, society, and Christian thought / / edited by Joseph Martos and Pierre Hégy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998

©1998

ISBN

1-282-00838-2

9786612008382

1-4426-7452-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Disciplina

261.8/34

Soggetti

Women in Christianity - History

Sexism - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines

Livres numeriques.

e-books.

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Gender roles in family and culture : the basis of sexism in religion / Joseph Martos and Pierre Hegy -- Gender in the origins of Christianity : Jewish hopes and imperial exigencies / Mary Rose D'Angelo -- The aesthetics of Paradise : images of women in Christian antiquity / Kenneth B. Steinhauser -- Excluded by the logic of control : women in medieval society and scholastic theology / Marie Anne Mayeski -- Ave Virginia, Regina Terrae : the power of culture and the culture of power in renaissance England / William H. Swatos, Jr. -- Separation of the sexes : the development of gender roles in modern Catholicism / Ellen M. Leonard -- Towards a single anthropology : developments in modern Protestantism / Wendy Fletcher-Marsh -- Catholics and Protestants, conservatives and liberals : Christian marriage today / Gaile M. Pohlhaus -- Weaving new cloth : overcoming sexism in ordination policies / Molly T. Marshall -- Understanding the dynamics of gender roles : towards the abolition of sexism in Christianity / Pierre



Hegy and Joseph Martos.

Sommario/riassunto

Patriarchal ideals have long played a major role, even decisive role in the Christian church and in its understanding of its scriptures, community, ministry, and mission. This reality, and women's often creative response to it, for the subject of this collection. Written by experts in church history, the articles take a close look at women's status in ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary Christianity. Contributors explore such themes as women's role in early Christian communities, their role models in the Roman Empire, Elizabeth I's exploitation of women's cultural disadvantages, the relative autonomy of women in Catholic and Protestant churches, and their evolving roles in marriage and the ministry today. This fascinating history of women's response to sexism in Christianity is an ideal text for courses in women's studies and church history. Lively, clear, and jargon-free, it will also appeal to anyone with a special interest in this wide-ranging subject.