scholarly journals PENDEKATAN FEMINISME MELALUI GEREJA DI TORAJA UNTUK MENCAPAI KESETARAAN GENDER

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarnita Tumaang
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women's Movement ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Church

This paper discusses how to approach Feminism through the Toraja church to achieve gender equality. In the Feminist approach, we will discuss what feminism is like through the Toraja Church, feminism means a women's movement that demands full equality of rights between women and men. Feminism usually arises because of injustices that occur to women, both in the context of politics, economy and ideology, so that through the Toraja church, problems that occur to women can be handled properly. To achieve gender equality, the problem of feminism must be completely resolved so that gender equality in the Toraja church can be carried out properly. This study aims to discuss the approach of feminism and gender equality. Equality can occur in the church when the leader pays more attention to the attitude of justice towards women so that they are not considered weak and abilities and needs can be considered within the scope of the church.

scholarly journals The Church and Gender Equality in Africa: Questioning Culture and the Theological Paradigm on Women Oppression

2014 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
pp. 166-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ani Casimir ◽  
Matthew C. Chukwuelobe ◽  
Collins Ugwu
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Church

scholarly journals The Biblical exegesis of headship: A challenge to Patriarchal understanding that impinges on women’s rights in the church and society

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E Baloyi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Feminist Theology ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Church And Society ◽  
Deep Meaning ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Church

The aim of this paper is to try and find out the real meaning of man’ s (male) headship of women, since that can help us to define the deep meaning of gender equality.  A brief historical background will be followed by exegetical remarks on Ephesians 5:21-22 which is one of the texts that explains something about the concept of “headship of man”. Secondly, the meaning will help us to shape our understanding as to how we should handle the issue of women’ s rights and gender equality in  African Christian churches and families.  The challenges that are faced by women because of the misunderstanding of the concept of headship will also be discussed. The movement of feminist theology and other movements are becoming vocal in African countries, because women feel that it is the church and the Bible which promote the subjection of women. Fiorenza (1986:67) says that oppression of women in society is a result of Christian male sexist theology.

Gender versus Culture Debates andDébâcles: Feminisms, Interculturalism and the Quebec Charter of Values

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 515-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Dobrowolsky
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women's Movement ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Complicated Case ◽  
Religious Symbols ◽  
Multiple Cultures ◽  
Contingent Condition ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Canadian Multiculturalism

AbstractQuebec's Bill 60 (or Charter of Values), legislation prohibiting public officials from wearing religious symbols and garb, provides a complicated case of a minority nation grappling with culture and gender, while also illustrating the more contingent condition of Canadian multiculturalism, equality and feminisms. Quebec has adoptedinterculturalismversusmulticulturalism; moreover, its multilayered women's movement remains a legitimate force, unlike in the rest of Canada. Despite the intricacies of these distinctive developments, this article reveals how Charter of Values justifications asserted the Quebec nation's distinctiveness and alleged egalitarian pre-eminence over others, not only homogenizing and instrumentalizing multiple cultures, but also various feminisms. Yet, when culture, gender equality and feminisms become reified and essentialized through a strategic depiction of certain minority women's rights, Canada's already well-worn claims to diversity and equality are further frayed both subnationally and nationally.

scholarly journals The Biblical exegesis of headship: a challenge to Patriarchal understanding that impinges on women's rights in the church and society

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Baloyi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Church And Society ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Church

The aim of this paper is to try and find out the real meaning of man’s (male) headship of women, since that can help us to define the deep meaning of gender equality. A brief historical background will be followed by exegetical remarks on Ephesians 5:21-22 which is one of the texts that explains something about the concept of “headship of man”. Secondly, the meaning will help us to shape our understanding as to how we should handle the issue of women’s rights and gender equality in African Christian churches and families. The challenges that are faced by women because of the misunderstanding of the concept of headship will also be discussed. The movement of feminist theology and other movements are becoming vocal in African countries, because women feel that it is the church and the Bible which promote the subjection of women. Fiorenza (1986:67) says that oppression of women in society is a result of Christian male sexist theology.

scholarly journals ‘Mama I Can’t Breathe!’: Black/African Women of Faith Groaning for Social Justice and Gender Equality

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 448-469
Author(s):  
Damaris Parsitau ◽  
Esther Mombo ◽  
Ini Dorcas Dah ◽  
Tatiana Wairimu Gitonga
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Slave Trade ◽  
Police Brutality ◽  
African Women ◽  
Black African ◽  
Transatlantic Slave Trade ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Church ◽  
Women Of Faith

Abstract This article explores some residual entanglements of colonialism, Christianity, and Afro-western engagement in Africa by using the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police and his cries for “breath” and “mama” as a framework for examining the following. First, we argue that one way in which the repercussions of the transatlantic slave trade remain evident in Africa is the continued police brutality and dehumanization of African citizens. Secondly, with the invocation of “mama,” we consider the plight of African women and colonial/postcolonial Christianity, challenging the African church’s silence on social justice issues, and complicity in the exclusion/oppression of women. We call the church to reckon with its silence, and we offer a corrective towards constructing a theological and missiological response to our cries for breath. While this article is based on African feminist reflections, it invites global participation and indicates wider implications for social and gendered justice.

Values and Gender Equality between Islam and the West

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 79-94
Author(s):  
Moulay Rachid Mrani
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Women And Gender ◽  
The West ◽  
Living Together ◽  
The Status ◽  
Muslim Intellectuals ◽  
Multiple Challenges ◽  
And Gender

If the development of technology, means of communication, and rapid transportation have made continents closer and made the world a small village, the outcome of the ensuing encounters among cultures and civilizations is far from being a mere success. Within this new reality Muslims, whether they live in majority or minority contexts, face multiple challenges in terms of relating to non-Muslim cultures and traditions. One of these areas is the status of women and gender equality. Ali Mazrui was one of the few Muslim intellectuals to be deeply interested in this issue. His dual belonging, as an African and as a westerner, enable him to understand such issues arising from the economic, political, and ethical contrasts between the West and Islam. This work pays tribute to this exceptional intellectual’s contribution toward the rapprochement between the western and the Islamic value systems, illustrating how he managed to create a “virtual” space for meeting and living together between two worlds that remain different yet dependent upon each other. 

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