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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 ...
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 ]
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Feminists categorized by known religious ... Proponents of Christian feminism (5 C, 57 P) H. Hindu feminists ...
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 ...
Shergill is an advisory board member on the Sikh Feminist Research Institute (SAFAR), and in 2012, was appointed Queen's Counsel for her community services. [21] Jody Wilson-Raybould , the minister of justice and attorney general in Canada, appointed Shergill as judge for her human rights advocacy and leadership positions.
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.
Hermeneutics of feminism in Islam is a system of interpreting the sacred texts of that religion, the Quran and Sunnah. Hermeneutics [ 1 ] is the theory and methodology of interpretation, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] especially of sacred texts, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and Islamic feminism has a long history upon which to draw.