“Man, Don’t Feel Like a Woman”: Christian Scriptural Interpretations, the Binary Gender System, and How They Can Lead to Misogyny and Homophobia

Author(s)

Alyssa Froehling, Augustana College, Rock Island IllinoisFollow

Course

RELG-323 Sexual Ethics

Document Type

Student Paper

Publication Date

2017

Disciplines

Biblical Studies | Christianity | Comparative Methodologies and Theories | Ethics in Religion | Gender and Sexuality | History of Religions of Western Origin | Inequality and Stratification | Other Arts and Humanities | Politics and Social Change | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Description, Abstract, or Artist's Statement

This paper utilizes different analyses of scripture to argue that a binary gender system is not inherent in Christianity. Contemporary societal norms placed onto Christianity contribute to the oppression of women and those in LGBTQ+ communities.

Comments

1st Place Winner, 2017

Augustana Digital Commons Citation

Froehling, Alyssa. "“Man, Don’t Feel Like a Woman”: Christian Scriptural Interpretations, the Binary Gender System, and How They Can Lead to Misogyny and Homophobia" (2017). Audre Lorde Writing Prize.
https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/wollstonecraftaward/18

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