Holy Misogyny Why the Sex and Gender Conflicts in the Early Church Still Matter

Name: Holy Misogyny Why the Sex and Gender Conflicts in the Early Church Still Matter
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ISBN: 9781623565565

ISBN-10: 1623565561

ISBN-13: 9781623565565

Edition: 2013

Authors: April D. DeConick

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In Holy Misogyny, bible scholar April DeConick wants real answers to the questions that are rarely whispered from the pulpits of the contemporary Christian churches. Why is God male? Why are women associated with sin? Why can't women be priests? Drawing on her extensive knowledge of the early Christian literature, she seeks to understand the conflicts over sex and gender in the early churchwhat they were and what was at stake. She explains how these ancient conflicts have shaped contemporary Christianity and its promotion of male exclusivity and superiority in terms of God, church leadership, and the bed. DeConick's detective work uncovers old aspects of Christianity before later doctrines…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 11/7/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English