Gender and society key words

Question 1

feminist theology

Answer 1

religious thinking which seeks to change the traditionally patriarchal nature of christianity

Question 2

post-Christian theology

Answer 2

any religious thinking which seeks to abandon / reform traditional Christian thought / belief / practice

Question 3

thealogy

Answer 3

the study of God as feminine

Question 4

androcentric

Answer 4

man-centred

Question 5

trinity

Answer 5

3 elements of God: father, son, holy spirit

Question 6

logos

Answer 6

God’s intentions / messages / words

Question 7

the word of God

Answer 7

Jesus is the physical representation of the word of God

Question 8

Sophia (proverbs)

Answer 8

God’s wisdom. feminine noun, female pronouns

Question 9

female wisdom principle

Answer 9

Jesus is divine wisdom incarnated in human form, divine wisdom understood as a feminine quality

Question 10

warrior-messiah expectation

Answer 10

Hebrew scripture present messiah as ‘great fighter’, powerful, male

Question 11

servant king

Answer 11

leading through serving others, unlike male expectations of messiah
Jesus subvert expectation

Question 12

ordination of women

Answer 12

women being allowed to be priests

Question 13

‘unholy trinity’ (Daly)

Answer 13

Christianity’s abuse of power / influence to press women

rape, genocide, war

Question 14

racism (Daly)

Answer 14

culture of rape

symbol of all violent oppression

Question 15

genocide (Daly)

Answer 15

war = inevitable result of male dominated society

Christianity has silenced women

Question 16

quintessence

Answer 16

highest essence, permeates all nature giving life / vitality

Question 17

spirituality through nature

Answer 17

quintessence rediscovered in nature should turn away from the maleness of God

Question 18

female separation

Answer 18

women need to exclude men in order to flourish / succeed