BERGER, MODERNITY AND FEMINISM
As a social movement born in the west during the mid nineteenth century,' feminism is theoretically rooted in the critical reason of the Enlightenment. In his portrayal of the enlightenment world view, Paul Tillich describes critical reason as a "revolutionary emphasis on man's essent...
| Published in: | Journal of Dharma |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dharmaram College
1997
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| In: |
Journal of Dharma
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| Further subjects: | B
Berger
B Feminism B Mary Daly B Rosemary Ruether B Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza |
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| Summary: | As a social movement born in the west during the mid nineteenth century,' feminism is theoretically rooted in the critical reason of the Enlightenment. In his portrayal of the enlightenment world view, Paul Tillich describes critical reason as a "revolutionary emphasis on man's essential goodness in the name of the principle of justice. Motivated to "speak in the name of truth and justice" by a religious belief in universal reason; critical reason "overcame the prejudices of the feudal order, the heteronomous subjection of people both by the state and the church. In her history of feminism in the west, feminist theologian Rosemary Ruether shows that "all modem theologies of liberation, including feminist theology" are rooted in the Enlightenment attempt to retrieve the "original order of creation. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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