THEO 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: James H. Cone, Scapegoating, Kenosis
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Can be traced back to the 19th century. Gained traction in the 1960s with the question: Are christianity and christian theology irredeemably sexist, or can. Some endorse all traditional doctrine, reinterpreted through a feminist lens (elizabeth stuart, jacquelyn grant, serene jones). Some see traditional doctrine as twisted, seek to restore true christian tradition (mercy amba oduyoye, mary mcclintock fulkerson). Some present traditional doctrine with woman-centered metaphors (elizabeth. Some find the traditional doctrines to be oppressive, open up christian practices to include more liberating practices from other traditions (carter heyward, mary. Some engage liberation theology (elsa tamez, marcella althaus-reid). Some have gone back to biblical studies to discover an egalitarian christian tradition that predated the sexist traditions (rosemary radford ruether, Feminist theologies: within theological feminism, a distinction is made between revolutionary and reformist feminists, revolutionary feminists find the christian tradition irredeemably patriarchal and oppressive.
