Gender and theology scholars

Nietzsche

Wherever men go, they oppress others and create “torture, blood, sacrifice.”

Martin Luther

Suggested that God created Adam lord of all, but Eve spoiled this

Numbers 31:18

“kill every woman who has slept with a man, but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man”

Simon Chan (critiquing Daly)

Argues that the Christian idea of fatherhood, as it is embodied in the Trinity, is unique and different from a simple 'God is a male' idea. It has a dynamic element of multiple persons in a relationship.

Elisabeth Fiorenza

Suggests an alternative reading of the biblical texts. Argues that the Bible supports women's struggle against patriarchal biblical sexism because it contains examples that directly challenge patriarchal norms, such as the passages where Jesus breaks sexists customs

Isherwood

Christ can give hope to many (Indian) women because of the mutual respect and recognition he gave to women

St Paul

Links divine wisdom and Christ- ‘Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God’- the Messiah is not just a male version of God, but also the female incarnation of wisdom

Simon Chan (critiquing Reuther)

You can’t rewrite the Christian story to give more prominence to women, because the story itself shapes Christian identity

Daphne Hampson

Argues that Christianity and feminism are essentially incompatible: you cannot be a Christian and a feminist.

Phyllis Trible

We can 'depatriarchalize' readings of the Bible; that it is possible to remove the overly male interpretations.