Contradictions, Contextuality, and Conceptuality: Why Is It that Luther Is Not a Feminist?

It is the aim of this article to constructively discuss some of the feminist critique that has been raised against the sixteenth century reformer, Martin Luther, and concomitantly to demonstrate the complexity, and primarily liberal aspects, of his view of women. At its outset, the article points to...

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Authors: Pedersen, Wiberg (Author) ; Marie, Else (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2020]
In: Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 2
Further subjects:B nuancing of concepts
B Martin Luther
B contextualizing of texts
B s / feminism
B Lyndal Roper
B Rosemary Radford Ruether
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