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Linking sexuality & gender : naming violence against women in the United Church of Canada / Tracy J. Trothen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Trothen, Tracy J. (Tracy Joan), 1963-
- Series:
- Etudes sur les femmes et la religion ; 9.
- Studies in women and religion ; 9
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United Church of Canada.
- Women--Crimes against--Religious aspects--United Church of Canada.
- Women.
- Violence--Religious aspects--United Church of Canada.
- Violence.
- Sex--Religious aspects--United Church of Canada.
- Sex.
- Sex role--Religious aspects--United Church of Canada.
- Sex role.
- United Church of Canada--Doctrines.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 160 pages ; 23 cm.
- Other Title:
- Linking sexuality and gender
- Place of Publication:
- Waterloo, Ont. : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion/Corporation canadienne des sciences religieuses by Wilfred Laurier University Press, 2003.
- Contents:
- I Methodology 5
- Ethical Framework 5
- II The Development of The United Church of Canada's Approach to Human Sexuality 11
- Birth Control 14
- Redemptive Homes 17
- The Marital Relationship and Marriage Breakdown 18
- Pornography 20
- Abortion 23
- III The Development of The United Church of Canada's Approach to Women's Roles and the Family 27
- Definition of Family and Gender Roles 27
- Women and Ordination 28
- Women's Church Groups 29
- "New Freedoms" 32
- IV Case Study: In God's Image ... Male and Female 39
- Process, Methodology and Working Style 39
- Theological Claims 42
- Scientific and Experiential Claims 44
- Biblical Authority and Hermeneutics 46
- Ethical Decision Making 48
- Intimacy and Sexual Exclusivity 51
- Sexism 53
- V Case Study: Gift, Dilemma and Promise 61
- Process, Methodology and Working Style 62
- Sexuality and Selfhood 65
- Sexual Morality 68
- Marriage 68
- Intimacy 72
- Sexism 76
- Working Style 79
- History 79
- Content Methodology 81
- VI Case Study: The Task Force on the Changing Roles of Women and Men in Church and Society 87
- Mandate and Purpose 93
- Membership 94
- Sexism Is the Issue: Naming 95
- Feminism and Theological Method 98
- Institutional Reform 100
- "Structures and Systems" 100
- Inclusive Language and Imagery 102
- Pornography and Other Forms of Male Violence against Women 103
- Networking 105
- 1984 General Council and "Sacred Space" 105
- VII Taking Stock: A Contextual, Retrospective Look at Sexuality, Gender, Violence, and The United Church of Canada 111
- A Summary of Some Emerging Policies and Protocols, 1982-93 111
- The United Church of Canada Located in the Wider Canadian Context: Prophetic or Followers? 113
- A Summary of the Factors That Blocked or Contributed to the Recognition of Violence against Women 117
- Human Sexuality 117
- The Family and Gender Roles 118
- Critique 118
- Solidarity 120.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0889204241 :
- OCLC:
- 52030609
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