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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martos, Joseph, 1943- editor.

Hégy, Pierre, 1937- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in Christianity--History.

Women in Christianity.

Sexism--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.

Sexism.

Genre:

Livres numeriques.

e-books.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-00838-2

9786612008382

1-4426-7452-0

OCLC:

944178136