In some instances, at least, authentic elements in the gospel served to
liberate women in important ways.
Not exact matches
Nevertheless,
in Peters» day, she claimed to see weight loss as a tool that she and other
women could use to
liberate themselves, or,
in her words, to become more «efficient.»
Chiba writes: «Although Japan is a traditional culture
in many ways, the kakeibo was a
liberating tool for
women, giving them control over all financial decisions.»
But a much - abused
woman like Mrs. Giscard d'Estaing could at least take refuge
in her spousal rights, both legal and social, while the
liberated Ms. Trierweiler was a concubine, easily discarded.
IF he wanted to send a signal that men should be
in charge always, the more progressive the society, the more
liberated their
women, the more such instructions and warnings would be required.
Christian
women of a reformist orientation — who regard themselves as feminists and yet claim the Christian tradition as bearer of a
liberating truth, capable of reform
in a more humanizing direction — find themselves addressing sisters who share some fundamental positions but who reject some that are to the reformers at least of equal importance.
Which story of a
woman in Scripture do you find most
liberating and why?
And as a
woman, referring to God as She or as Mother serves as an important,
liberating reminder that I am indeed created
in the image of God, not as some lesser being who exists
in perpetual subordination to men, but as an expression of God's very self.
Rather than
liberating women by providing them equal opportunity to develop to the fullest their God - given talents, abilities, and potential, this agenda,
in fact, leads to
women being demeaned, their lives destroyed and their spirits enslaved.
Can a male minister counsel
in a
liberating fashion with the
women members of his congregation, who invariably make up the bulk of his counseling load?
The Christian theologians took their cue from other letters of Paul's
in which he is clearly using his culture's customs to resolve friction that had arisen when
women began responding to the
liberating gospel of Jesus Christ.
But by understanding the moral norms
in Israel and early Christianity as natural products of their times, we are able to look beyond them for indications of a higher,
liberating view of
women.
There's all this rhetoric
in Australia about prostitution, about how it's a
woman's right, full of
liberated women who just can't wait to sell their bodies.
Also, let us not forget Justice O'Connor argument from Casey about
liberating women from their baby making bodies so they can help boost the GDP: «The ability of
women to participate equally
in the economic and social life of the Nation has been facilitated by their ability to control their reproductive lives.»
The other side argues that a female
in today's «
liberated» society is still a «
woman» and as such should fit into God's ordained and orderly creation, fulfilling her role of submission and dependence
in church and family without impatience on the one hand or servitude on the other.
When one considers the patriarchal climate of the era
in which his thinking developed, Assagioli was remarkably
liberated in his attitudes toward
women.
They are surprised because, as a self - described «
liberated woman» who champions
women in church leadership and an egalitarian interpretation of Scripture, I don't fit the perceived mold for the submissive wife.
After all, how could a
liberated woman covering her head and bowing
in reverence to her
liberated husband be anything else?
Afghans are seen rejoicing
in the streets, and the
women among them are
liberated.
This is a
liberated woman who throws caution to the wind
in pursuit of her lover and who relishes the attention that he bestows on her.
In liberating our marriages we give our children a precious gift, the model of a mutually - fulfilling man -
woman relationship, which is one of the best preparations for their future.
Unless a man is unusually
liberated from male prejudice and empathetic regarding the experience of being a
woman in our culture, he had better not attempt to lead an all -
women liberation group.
Liberating Tradition:
Women's Identity and Vocation
in Christian Perspective - Kristina LaCelle - Peterson
Most significant discussion of the Martha - Mary story found within Luke's central section (10:38 - 42) has been confined
in recent years to studies which articulate Luke's view of the social character of the Gospel: by placing Mary «at the Lord's feet» (10:39), Luke is affirming
liberated social identity for
women disciples (cf. 8: l - 3).44
In another scene, the novel scolds men for resisting this liberated view of sex, as Langdon reminisces about a lecture he'd recently given to undergraduates: «The next time you find yourself with a woman, look in your heart and see if you can approach sex as a mystical, spiritual ac
In another scene, the novel scolds men for resisting this
liberated view of sex, as Langdon reminisces about a lecture he'd recently given to undergraduates: «The next time you find yourself with a
woman, look
in your heart and see if you can approach sex as a mystical, spiritual ac
in your heart and see if you can approach sex as a mystical, spiritual act.
If we are not complete without families and the joy of that and doing a good job at it is
in making good people of the children we create, then the liberation of the creative, erotic, familial impulse can mean
liberating women to stay at home with their children.
What Dutton sought, writes Stricherz, was «a Social Change coalition, which would be composed of college - educated suburbanites, blacks, and
liberated women,
in addition to young people.»
«Since the Bible depicts other peoples» cultures, and we know from African culture that not everything
in culture is
liberating, we come to the Bible with the same cautious approach we have to culture... Any interpretation of the Bible is unacceptable if it does harm to
women, the vulnerable and the voiceless.»
Samuel Noah Kramer, another great Sumerologist, calls her the epitome of
liberated woman and, half
in love with her himself, hopes that at life's end his ashes may be buried
in the ruins of Uruk, Inanna's city.
She wrote to her sister Everina
in 1787 that she was trying to become «the first of a new genus» of
women — what some today might call «
liberated».
Not to be able to rescue maternity as a positive symbol for
women in a way that can be
liberating is really a capitulation to the male false consciousness that tries to convert female potency into the female weakness through which
women are subjugated.
The New York Times: The Freedom of the Hijab Ayesha Nusrat, a 23 year - old Muslim
woman in New Delhi writes about her decision to start wearing the hijab, and how that decision has been «the most
liberating experience ever.»
In fact, as a career - minded
woman, I feel quite
liberated that I might be able to pursue my dream career while he takes care of everything else (home, family, etc).
My MIL had her baby
in the era where
women were being
liberated by convenience and freedom of a disposable and portable lifestyle.
Everything that is taught
in the class supports
women and their partners to
liberate themselves from the fear - based stories that disempower the birth process.
As one
woman wrote
in another league publication, «Yes, I want to be
liberated!
When a
woman asks a government paid - for midwife if she can access a MRCS and she is told they do not exist here, when that is far from the truth, how can she be «
liberated»
in her choices?
The play considers that even if the 1945 election result did
in some way
liberate the working classes, it did not
liberate women.
After all, as far back as 1978,
in her book Fat is a Feminist Issue, the psychotherapist Susie Orbach argued that
women need to
liberate themselves from feelings of guilt about food and fat.
In modern times, developing a Jade Egg practice can be a very
liberating and embowering experience as it offers
women a path to heal themselves with love, awareness and consciousness.
«It looks like obviously we're putting
women in a cage
in that time period, but
in many ways it was considered to be a
liberating garment,» Hill says.
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Radical feminists view society as fundamentally a patriarchy
in which men dominate and oppress
women, and seek to abolish the patriarchy
in order to
liberate everyone from an unjust society by challenging existing social norms and institutions.
If you grew up
in a very
liberated and western country, you will find Asian
women pretty different from the girls you grew up with and dated
in your country.
Brought together by a genuine passion for self - development and the belief that all
women (and men) have the right to feel empowered within themselves and achieve what they want
in life, Poppy Renegade was founded by five
liberated 30 - somethings with a vision.
It was a watershed moment where I thought, hey, why don't I try dating older
women, they're probably much more
liberated in the bedroom, and yep, I was right.
The relationship between Moore and Kutcher has been seen by some
in Hollywood as evidence of a
liberating new trend
in which older American
women are dating younger men.
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James Woods is embroiled
in a Twitter brawl over his criticism of Armie Hammer's new film, and his habit of dating younger
women Today's
liberated lifestyle has made room for a whole new set of relationships — older
women dating younger men.