Women in Christianity

Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
Women's history too......Page 12
Jesus – friend of women......Page 13
Women in the Jewish–Christian Jesus movement......Page 15
No patriarchal hierarchy......Page 16
Provisional structures......Page 17
Women as apostles and prophets?......Page 18
Women apostles and prophets in Paul......Page 20
Conflicts over the status of women......Page 23
Gnosticism: an opportunity for women......Page 24
Women: the losers in history......Page 26
To be rediscovered: women martyrs, prophets, teachers......Page 30
Alternative forms of life for women......Page 32
The shadow sides......Page 33
Were women emancipated through Christianity?......Page 34
Tradition as an argument today......Page 36
Augustine: original sin corrupts sexuality......Page 40
Rigorism in sexual morality......Page 42
An inter-religious problem......Page 44
A church of celibate men and the prohibition of marriage......Page 45
Thomas: women – somewhat defective......Page 49
Women in the family, politics and business......Page 52
Repression of women in the church......Page 57
Mysticism under suspicion......Page 61
Veneration of Mary on the increase......Page 63
An ecumenical image of Mary?......Page 67
Luther's fundamental impulse for reform......Page 72
The changed situation of women......Page 73
Fellowship of men and women......Page 75
The structure of society – still patriarchal......Page 76
Women in Calvinism and Anglicanism......Page 77
Emancipation in the 'sects'?......Page 80
Women as witches......Page 81
Who was to blame for the witch-craze?......Page 83
Why the witch-craze?......Page 85
5. Women in Modernity and Postmodernity......Page 90
The philosophical revolution and women......Page 91
The political revolution and women......Page 93
The industrial revolution and women......Page 94
Have the churches hindered or encouraged the emancipation of women?......Page 96
The situation in modern Catholicism......Page 98
The situation in modern Protestantism......Page 100
The feminist movement......Page 104
Questions to the churches......Page 106
A fellowship of brothers and sisters, free and equal......Page 108
Specific demands......Page 109
Conclusion......Page 113
Notes......Page 116