Can you be a Catholic and a feminist? / Julie Hanlon Rubio.
| Author/creator | Rubio, Julie Hanlon |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024] |
| Description | vi, 252 pages ; 21 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
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| Abstract | "What was probably the first essay in feminist theology was written by Valerie Saiving in 1960. At a time when there were hardly any women studying theology, she wrote, "I am a student of theology. I am also a woman." Saiving challenged the primacy of pride in the Christian account of sin and suggested that, for some people, especially women, too much selflessness was detrimental. When I first read it, 30 years later, I saw through new eyes my aunts, my mom, and my grandmother, as well as many other women around me. Though the essay's generalizations about gender will rightly trouble the contemporary reader, it is still read today because Saiving identified what seemed to be a glaring tension between Christian and feminist understandings of what it means to be human. In exposing the limits of self-sacrifice and showing the necessity of self-affirmation, Saiving hit a nerve. Though she sought to use her experience as a woman and studies of gender in other disciplines to strengthen the Christian tradition's account of being human, it was not entirely clear even then that feminism and Christianity could be reconciled on this question. Feminism is associated with freedom, choice, and empowerment while self-sacrifice is central to the Christian life of discipleship. Some feminists have come to believe that religion must be left behind precisely because of the damaging effects of its rhetoric of self-denial. Some Christians find feminism unattractive because they believe it denies the value of giving up one's own desires for the sake of others"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages {207]-247) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023057304 |
| ISBN | 9780197553145 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |