Why Christ Rejects All Church Prejudice Against Women

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Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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A classic in Christian literature, this book identifies numerous ancient and contemporary prejudices and stereotypes that work against women and reduce them to secondary roles in society in general and church communities in particular. The author, a world-renowned theologian, reveals the deep-rooted sources of these prejudices and brings them into the light for close examination. He presents the material in 28 chapters that take the form of short, thought-provoking meditations. He cites evidence from both the Old and New Testaments to make it clear why such prejudices are not in line with God's will. At the end of each chapter, he suggests ways in which both women and men can deal constructively with the problems associated with this culturally ingrained discrimination.The book also contains essays by top female scholars from five continents – Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and South America. They report on long-practiced church suppression of women in their respective countries – problems that exist today and have persisted since the Middle Ages and earlier.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-12-18
Mått138 x 216 x 6 mm
Vikt218 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
FörlagAcadian House Publishing
ISBN9798989658046

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If ever a book was needed and just in time, this is it. John Wijngaards painstakingly demolishes the bogus misogynistic theology, biases and attitudes which maintain the Catholic Church’s deeply embedded culture of subordination of women. The divine nature of gender equality is laid out here and it lays bare the profound need to reform the dysfunctional, outdated Magisterial teaching now crippling the Church and causing the hemorrhaging of membership. The contemporary tidal wave of despair can yet be stemmed if only this book is taken seriously – very seriously – right now. Let the Synod of Bishops and Papal synodal process take note. It is now in the Last Chance Saloon. – Prof. Mary McAleese Chancellor of Trinity College, Dublin Former President of Ireland