Women and Martyrdom: Feminist Liberation Theology in Dialogue with a Latin American Paradigm

Horizons ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-53
Author(s):  
Elizabeth O'Donnell Gandolfo
Keyword(s):  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Third World ◽  
Feminist Perspective ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Death Of Jesus

ABSTRACTIn recent decades, Latin American liberation theologians have sought to find meaning in the deaths of women and men throughout their continent who have been killed for their pursuit of God's kingdom by naming these individuals “martyrs” and correlating their lives and deaths to the life and death of Jesus. The concept of martyrdom presents special difficulties when viewed from a feminist perspective, especially since the subjugation of women has been perpetuated by Christianity's tendency to idealize women who embody “martyr-like” qualities. However, the use of this concept as a way to find meaning in the deaths of those who lose their lives in the struggle for liberation is not beyond retrieval. Feminist theologies should take into account the reality of martyrdom, which, especially in the so-called “Third World,” is a part of women's experiences in which God is present in liberating, female form.

scholarly journals (In)Equality regimes in auditing

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. e3147
Author(s):  
João Paulo Resende de Lima ◽  
Silvia Pereira de Castro Casa Nova ◽  
Ricardo Gonçalves de Sales ◽  
Simone Cristina Dantas Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Universal Category ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Big Four ◽  
Depth Interviews

The literature about diversity in accounting demonstrates the phenomenon of superinclusion in  that it usually focuses on women’s experiences as a universal category but focuses on white women’s experiences. In this text, we argue that intersectional theory is a possible way to address that issue since it is a theory based on considering the interactions between sex, gender, race/ethnicity, and sexuality and how those elements and their interactions give rise to an “inequality regime”. Embracing this framework, we aim to comprehend the professional development of members of non-hegemonic groups who have reached the partner position in auditing firms. We adopted a qualitative research approach, conducting six in-depth interviews with Big Four partners. We analyzed our evidence using Acker’s (2006) “bases of inequalities” and “organizing processes that produce inequality” categories, proposing the empirical category “(un)changing inequality regimes?”. This work expands the literature about diversity by deepening the discussion about the inclusion of minority groups in auditing firms, bringing a Latin American view of diversity practices.

scholarly journals Female visibility through Korean literature: Feminist theological critique

2003 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun Ok Jeong ◽  
Yolanda Dreyer
Keyword(s):  
Feminist Perspective ◽  
Feminist Critique ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Korean Literature ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Women's Experience ◽  
Theological Critique

This article introduces Korean women’s experience as seen through the lense of social and cultural backgrounds, from the premodern through to the postmodern era. Korean literature is used as a source to investigate Korean women’s experiences and perspectives. By means of feminist critique this article explores men-centered influences in Korean literature. It aims to illustrate the importance of the issue of female visibility through Korean literature from a Korean woman’s perspective. Two texts are analyzed and critiqued: the first is the myth of Korean origin. The second is a story of Gasi Gogi (a thorny fish). The article is intended to stimulate debate on gender, voices, and authority from a feminist perspective, in order to transcend the more traditional interpretations.

scholarly journals (In)Equality regimes in auditing

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. e3147
Author(s):  
João Paulo Resende de Lima ◽  
Silvia Pereira de Castro Casa Nova ◽  
Ricardo Gonçalves de Sales ◽  
Simone Cristina Dantas Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Universal Category ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Big Four ◽  
Depth Interviews

The literature about diversity in accounting demonstrates the phenomenon of superinclusion in  that it usually focuses on women’s experiences as a universal category but focuses on white women’s experiences. In this text, we argue that intersectional theory is a possible way to address that issue since it is a theory based on considering the interactions between sex, gender, race/ethnicity, and sexuality and how those elements and their interactions give rise to an “inequality regime”. Embracing this framework, we aim to comprehend the professional development of members of non-hegemonic groups who have reached the partner position in auditing firms. We adopted a qualitative research approach, conducting six in-depth interviews with Big Four partners. We analyzed our evidence using Acker’s (2006) “bases of inequalities” and “organizing processes that produce inequality” categories, proposing the empirical category “(un)changing inequality regimes?”. This work expands the literature about diversity by deepening the discussion about the inclusion of minority groups in auditing firms, bringing a Latin American view of diversity practices.

Can Liberation Theology Survive 1989?

1994 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan B. Forrester
Keyword(s):  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Vatican Ii ◽  
Pastoral Theology ◽  
Third World ◽  
Church And State ◽  
Biblical Studies ◽  
European Academy ◽  
Theological Debate ◽  
The Third World

There was a widespread assumption in the 1980s that liberation theology had come of age. The early passionate manifestos of those such as Hugo Assmann had been replaced by a deluge of substantial theological works which entered the theological debate bearing the wounds of oppression and injustice in Latin America, and also the clear marks of the European academy. Liberation theology remained highly controversial, but it had to be taken seriously. It suggested a new way of doing theology which was at one and the same time a recovery of older understandings of the nature of theology and rooted in Latin American reality. It plundered and turned on their original possessors the weapons of post-Enlightenment and post-Vatican II theologising, and it was viewed with deep suspicion by most of the authorities in church and state. The movement found resonances and allies in many countries of the Third World, and spread from systematics into biblical studies, ethics and pastoral theology.

scholarly journals Abortion-related morbidity in six Latin American and Caribbean countries: findings of the WHO/HRP multi-country survey on abortion (MCS-A)

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. e005618
Author(s):  
Mariana Romero ◽  
Rodolfo Gomez Ponce de Leon ◽  
Luiz Francisco Baccaro ◽  
Berenise Carroli ◽  
Hedieh Mehrtash ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Near Miss ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Abortion Care ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Management Of Complications ◽  
Management Procedures ◽  
Latin American And Caribbean

IntroductionAbortion-related complications are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among women in many Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. The objective of this study was to characterise abortion-related complication severity, describe the management of these complications and report women’s experiences with abortion care in selected countries of the Americas region.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study of 70 health facilities across six countries in the region. We collected data on women’s characteristics including socio-demographics, obstetric history, clinical information, management procedures and using Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI) survey the experience of abortion care. Descriptive bivariate analysis was performed for women’s characteristics, management of complications and reported experiences of abortion care by severity of complications, organised in five hierarchical mutually exclusive categories based on indicators present at assessment. Generalised linear estimation models were used to assess the association between women’s characteristics and severity of complications.ResultsWe collected data on 7983 women with abortion-related complications. Complications were classified as mild (46.3%), moderate (49.5%), potentially life-threatening (3.1%), near-miss cases (1.1%) and deaths (0.2%). Being single, having a gestational age of ≥13 weeks and having expelled products of conception before arrival at the facility were significantly associated with experiencing severe maternal outcomes compared with mild complications.Management of abortion-related complications included both uterotonics and uterine evacuation for two-thirds of the women while one-third received uterine evacuation only. Surgical uterine evacuation was performed in 93.2% (7437/7983) of women, being vacuum aspiration the most common one (5007/7437, 67.4%).Of the 327 women who completed the ACASI survey, 16.5% reported having an induced abortion, 12.5% of the women stated that they were not given explanations regarding their care nor were able to ask questions during their examination and treatment with percentages increasing with the severity of morbidity.ConclusionsThis is one of the first studies using a standardised methodology to measure severity of abortion-related complications and women’s experiences with abortion care in LAC. Results aim to inform policies and programmes addressing sexual and reproductive rights and health in the region.

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