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Gina Messina (born 1975), previously known as Gina Messina-Dysert, is an American religious studies and women's studies scholar and activist. She gives particular attention to gender issues in religion. [1] [2] Messina is co-founder of Feminism and Religion, [1] which she founded in 2011 with Caroline Kline, Xochitl Alvizo, and Cynthia Garrity ...
In between an Adventist Church and a parish church belonging to the Church of Norway in the coastal town of Haugesund lies the Haugesund Public Library which proved the setting for the first major ...
Judith Plaskow (born March 14, 1947) is an American theologian, author, and activist known for being the first Jewish feminist theologian. [1] After earning her doctorate at Yale University, she taught at Manhattan College for thirty-two years before becoming a professor emerita.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Feminists categorized by known religious (or ... Proponents of Christian feminism (5 C, 57 P) H. Hindu ...
The first wave of feminism in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries included an increased interest in the place of women in religion. [16] Women who were campaigning for their rights began to question their inferiority both within the church and in other spheres, which had previously been justified by church teachings. [ 17 ]
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.
Feminist blogs played a role in the evolution of feminist movements by democratizing access to feminist theories and discussions, thus broadening the scope of who can participate and how. [1] These sites were characterized by their informal yet incisive writing style, and they engaged with a young, predominantly female audience.
Kwok was born in Hong Kong to Chinese parents who practiced Chinese folk religion at home. She converted to Anglican Christianity when she was a teenager.. Kwok started her B.A. at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, before moving on to do her BD and MTh at Southeast Asia Graduate School of Theology.