Leonie B Liveris

Ancient Taboos and Gender Prejudice

Challenges for Orthodox Women and the Church

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Offering an understanding of the participation of women in the Orthodox Church, this book contributes to the ongoing debates and feminist analysis of women's participation, ministry and sexuality in the life and practice of the Church universal. The book reveals both the positive contributions to ecumenism and the difficulties confronting Orthodox women wishing to participate more fully in the leadership and ministry of their church.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 535g
• ISBN-13: 9780754653448
• ISBN-10: 0754653447
• Artikelnr.: 44789601

Autorenporträt

Leonie B. Liveris is Adjunct Research Fellow at Curtin University of Technology, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
The Orthodox Church, women's movements and ecumenical relationships
Women, ecumenism and the bounds in which she may work
Women are not subordinate, but they are different
Ignored by those who approved the priorities
Questions, consultations and challenges
Church and culture: human sexuality, ministry and participation
Militant conservatism and a movement of Orthodox women
Appendix
Select bibliography
Index.