In the Name of God: A Critical Analysis of the Role the Christian Church Has Played in the Subordination of Women

[摘要] The main focus of the following thesis is to establish a link between the traditional sexist views of the Christian Church to the subsequent subordination of women in U.S. society. Sexism, as defined here, ;;are beliefs that see women as inferior and defend their traditionally subordinate place in society;; (Anderson). Beginning with a historical perspective, the reader will see that the Christian Church has been founded on misogynist messages which have perpetuated the myth of the inferiority of women. And this myth has become truth; so believed that the subordination of women can be felt in all aspects of society. It is also a truth that women themselves have come to believe and act upon accordingly. Further, it will be revealed that as a patriarchal (patriarchy, as used in this paper is defined as: institutionalized power relationships that give men power over women) institution, the Christian Church, in the U.S., has been able to maintain its sexist posture; because it has been historically and traditionally linked to all other institutions, creating a tightly woven web of white male- dominance.

[发布机构] University of Michigan

[效力级别] Christian Church

[关键词] feminism;Christian Church;United States;patriarchy;subordination;College of Arts and Sciences: Liberal Studies