Equal at the Creation : : Sexism, Society, and Christian Thought / / ed. by Pierre Hegy, Joseph Martos.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• MitwirkendeR: D\x27angelo, Mary Rose,; Fletcher-Marsh, Wendy,; Hégy, Pierre,; Leonard, Ellen M.,; Marios, Joseph,; Marshall, Molly T.,; Martos, Joseph,; Mayeski, Marie Anne,; Pohlhaus, Gaile M.,; Steinhauser, Kenneth B.,; Swatos, William H.,
• HerausgeberIn: Hegy, Pierre,; Martos, Joseph,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Gender Roles in Family and Culture: The Basis of Sexism in Religion -- 2. Gender in the Origins of Christianity: Jewish Hopes and Imperial Exigencies -- 3. The Aesthetics of Paradise: Images of Women in Christian Antiquity -- 4. Excluded by the Logic of Control: Women in Medieval Society and Scholastic Theology -- 5. Ave Virginia, Regina Terrae: The Power of Culture and the Culture of Power in Renaissance England -- 6. Separation of the Sexes: The Development of Gender Roles in Modern Catholicism -- 7. Towards a Single Anthropology: Developments in Modern Protestantism -- 8. Catholics and Protestants, Conservatives and Liberals: Christian Marriage Today -- 9. Weaving New Cloth: Overcoming Sexism in Ordination Policies -- 10. Understanding the Dynamics of Gender Roles: Towards the Abolition of Sexism in Christianity -- Afterword -- Contributors