gender and theology - key words

salvation

to be saved from sin and able to enter heaven

implications

an implication is something that is suggested, or happens indirectly

messiah

a person that the Jews believed was promised in the Hebrew Scriptures that would be sent to earth to save them

warrior/ davidic messiah

the type of messiah that the Jews were expecting. this messiah would be a militaristic leader

Sophia Hokmah

the principle of wisdom. in the Old Testament this is feminine and seen as an attribute of God

logos

the word of God, or principle of divine reason and creative order, identified in the gospel of John with the second person of the trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ

unholy trinity

Mary Daly’s view that Christianity has encouraged rape, war and genocide because it has a slave-master relationship at its heart

genocide

an internationally recognized crime where acts are committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.

quintessence or be-ing

the spiritual power behind the world that women need to reconnect with

spirituality

 involves the recognition of a feeling or sense or belief that there is something greater than myself, something more to being human than sensory experience, and that the greater whole of which we are part is cosmic or divine in nature.

christology

a way of understanding who Jesus was and his importance and significance.

transvaluation

the process of re-evaluation and transforming of something by a new standard or set of values.

rejectionist

point of view in feminist theology that says that Christianity is irredeemably sexists and therefore should be totally rejected

revisionist

point of view in feminist theology that says that Christianity is sexist, but can be reimagined and reformed.