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  2. Women in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The book Genesis of Gender by Abigail Favale published in 2022 discusses her view on modern Christian feminism. She taught Gender Studies at a university before converting to Catholicism and elaborates on her interpretation of Genesis in the second chapter.

  3. Christian feminism - Wikipedia

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    Christian feminism is a school of Christian theology which uses the viewpoint of a Christian to promote and understand morally, socially, and spiritually the equality of men and women. [1] Christian theologians argue that contributions by women and acknowledging women's value are necessary for a complete understanding of Christianity .

  4. Gender and religion - Wikipedia

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    Gender, defined as the range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity, and religion, a system of beliefs and practices followed by a community, share a multifaceted relationship that influences both individual and collective identities.

  5. Christian egalitarianism - Wikipedia

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    Christian egalitarianism refers to a biblically-based belief that gender, in and of itself, neither privileges nor curtails a believer's gifting or calling to any ministry in the church or home. It does not imply that women and men are identical or undifferentiated, but argues that God designed men and women to complement and benefit one another.

  6. Women and religion - Wikipedia

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    A more patriarchal Christianity sets a mold for women to adhere to and limits their freedom in the church. According to such interpretations of the Christian Bible, wives are expected to be submissive in many ways. They are asked to be submissive to their husbands, the church, their community, and God. [3] "At the head of every household is a ...

  7. Sex and gender roles in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    In this time period women were inferior to men and the inequality of gender was used as a source of power in their sermons. [57] In colonial and early-independent Mexico, male archbishops would use language "that either explicitly invoked patriarchal social norms or creatively reinforced them through adaptations of tropes of masculinity and ...

  8. Women in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Christianity offered a framework for influential women exercising new and different roles. [103] Lieu affirms that women of note were attracted to Christianity as evidenced in the Acts of the Apostles where mention is made of Lydia, the seller of purple at Philippi, and of other noble women at Thessalonica, Berea and Athens ( 17.4, 12, 33–34 ...

  9. Feminist theology - Wikipedia

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    The term Christian egalitarianism is sometimes preferred by those advocating gender equality and equity among Christians who do not wish to associate themselves with the feminist movement. Women apologists have become more visible in Christian academia.