Explaining the decline in female church attendance
Over the last couple of decades, women have been leaving mainstream Christian churches at about twice the rate of men. […]
Beliefs in Society
feminism
A-levels, Essay plans
Evaluate the view that religious beliefs and organisations are barriers to social change (20)
The above question appears on the AQA’s 2016 Paper 2 Specimen Paper. The Question and the Item (as on the
Religion
Is it OK to laugh at women who wear the burka?
Boris Johnson faced criticism recently for saying that burkas are oppressive to women and that women wearing them look like
Religion and Social Change
Functionalists and Marxists argue religion prevents change, Max Weber and others disagree!
Radical Feminist Perspectives on Religion
Radical Feminists emphasise the patriarchal nature of some mainstream religions such as Catholicism and Islam. They argue that such religions
Carol Christ’s Feminist Spirituality
Carol P Christ is a feminist theologian and foremother of the Goddess movement. One of her best known works is
Nawal El Saadawi: The Hidden Face of Eve
Feminist El Saadawi argues that neither Islam in particular or religion in general are oppressive to women, but they become so when the develop within already existing patriarchal social structures
Feminism
Feminist Perspectives on Religion: Karen Armstrong
Feminist Karen Armstrong argued that women were central to many spiritual traditions in early history. She pointed out that in
Mary Daly’s Perspective on Religion
Feminist Mary Daly argued that Christianity was a set of patriarchal myths. She was heavily inspired by Simon de Beavoir.
Simone de Beauvoir: Religion and the Second Sex
A brief summary of Radical Feminist Simone de Beauvoir’s perspective on the role of religion in oppressing and deceiving women into accepting their second class status.