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Jeremy Caradonna presents evidence to the contrary, showing that 49 of the over 2000 prize competitions were won by women. This number is a little misleading, however, because many of the women won on more than one occasion. [32] The idea that women only won because the prize competitions were completely anonymous is dispelled by Caradonna as well.
The exact number of named and unnamed women in the Bible is somewhat uncertain because of a number of difficulties involved in calculating the total. For example, the Bible sometimes uses different names for the same woman, names in different languages can be translated differently, and some names can be used for either men or women.
There are a number of academic journals dedicated to promoting feminist theological scholarship. These include: Journal of Feminist Studies of Religion [54] Women-Church Journal (1988–2007), co-editors: Elaine Lindsay and Erin White; in God's image, produced by the Asian Women's Resource Centre for Culture and Theology [55] Feminist Theology [56]
In that view, God's power, knowledge, and presence have no external limitations, that is, outside of his divine nature and character. [44] Besides, Arminianism view on God's way of expressing his sovereignty, i.e. his providence, is based on postulates stemming from God's character, [44] especially as fully revealed in Jesus Christ. [45]
The religious status of women is a very important aspect of the history of the religion and one of the most critical issues between the oldest religious divisions of the religion, Svetambar and Digambar. The major distinction between these two divisions is the position of women in their societies.
Jesus is challenged by the priests with the question if a woman can divorce a man, since Moses himself mentions only a writ of divorce from a man. Jesus claims that men and women are equal in God’s eyes because in the beginning God made humankind male and female. If a man can divorce, so can a woman, but it is better to remain one flesh.
Karen King concludes, based on the account of Jesus's interaction with a Syrophoenician woman in Mark 7:24–30 [4] and Matthew 15:21–28, [5] that "an unnamed Gentile woman taught Jesus that the ministry of God is not limited to particular groups and persons, but belongs to all who have faith." [6]
Jakob Böhme was very influential to a number of Christian mystics and religious leaders, including George Rapp, William Law, and the Harmony Society. [16] The 1993 Re-Imagining Conference in Minneapolis was an interfaith Protestant conference that garnered controversy regarding feminist theology, LGBTQ+ affirmation and the invocation of Sophia ...