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1 online resource (viii, 206 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Gender roles in family and culture : the basis of sexism in religion / Joseph Martos and Pierre Hégy -- 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 Hégy and Joseph Martos. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sexism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Sexism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
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Women in Christianity.
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Women in Christianity. |
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Women -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Women -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Sexism. |
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Added Author |
Hégy, Pierre, 1937- editor.
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Martos, Joseph, 1943- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Equal at the creation. Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©1998 9780802078520 (DLC) 98224666 (OCoLC)38756926 |
| ISBN |
9781442674523 (electronic book) |
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1442674520 (electronic book) |
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0802008682 (bound) |
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0802078524 (paperback) |
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9780802008688 |
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