2c. Content of Developments in Christian thought (H573/03) - 5. Society - Gender and theology — OCR A-Level Religious Studies
2c. Content of Developments in Christian thought (H573/03) - 5. Society - Gender and theology explained
2c. Content of Developments in Christian thought (H573/03) - 5.
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Society - Gender and theology covers 8 specification points, including The teaching of Rosemary Radford Ruether and… and Jesus’ challenge to the male warrior-messiah…. Open a point below for its explanation and revision guidance.
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- The reinterpretation of God by feminist theologians, including: the teaching of Rosemary Radford Ruether and Mary Daly on gender and its implications for the Christian idea of God
- Ruether’s discussion of the maleness of Christ and its implications for salvation including: Jesus’ challenge to the male warrior-messiah expectation; God as the female wisdom principle; Jesus as the incarnation of wisdom
- Daly’s claim that ‘if God is male then the male is God’ and its implications for Christianity, including: Christianity’s ‘Unholy Trinity’ of rape, genocide and war; spirituality experienced through nature
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- a comparison of Ruether’s and Daly’s feminist theologies: sexism and patriarchy in Christianity, as it has developed in the mainstream Churches; whether Christianity can be changed or should be abandoned
- whether or not Christianity is essentially sexist
- whether or not a male saviour can save women
- whether or not only women can develop a genuine spirituality
- whether or not the Christian God can be presented in female terms