Gender and Theology

Name the two main scholars

Daly

Ruether

What are the parts of the unholy trinity?

Rape, genocide and war

Give an example of two metaphorical types of rape

Widow burning

FGM

Define rapism

Culture of rape

Who does Mary say is the ultimate rape victim?

Virgin Mary

Give a quote showing the link between rape and war in the bible

Save for yourselves every girl that has never slept with a man

What is an armchair rapist

Someone who uses porn to enhance their own feeling of power over women

What is the genocide on women?

Their erasure from history

The values of war are typically associated with…

male traits

What is the phallic mentality?

The idea that has been defined by men which states killing is just

What does Daly argue about places of worship

Thye should be flexible

Define quintessence

Highest essence of nature which gives life

How might quintessence be blocked?

By male violence

Who can access quintessence

women

Give three ways Jesus was not a typical Davidic messiah

He was not a king

he did not lead people into battle

he had womanly values

Why does Ruether argue God is feminine?

it is referred to as sophia in the bible

What is Gaia?

Female term for nature

Who challenged Reuther and Daly?

Chan

How does Chan challenge Daly?

Using masculine language doesn’t make God male

How does Chan challenge Ruether?

You can’t rewrite all the patriarchal history of the bible

What does Hampton argue?

There is not a shred of evidence to suggest jesus was a feminist

What is transvaluation?

The complete re-evaluation of all existing values

What is the name of the scholar to do with transvaluation?

Nietzsche

What is the apollonian vale?

when women justify the churches misogyny

What is the process of “be-ing”

The ongoing experience of being human that only women can experience

What is Nietzsche a good example of

an enlightened man who still struggled to let go of patriarchal ideas

What do the shakers believe?

Believe women are more receptive to the holy spirit