Sentences with phrase «sexual dualism»

Implicit in sexual dualism has been the notion of divine impassivity — the apathy of God.

Sexual dualism has marked much of the Christian tradition.

Fifth, perhaps the most difficult theological question of all is the issue of our understanding of God as it relates to sexual dualism.

Inherited sexual dualisms (spirit regarded as essentially different from and superior to body, and — the patriarchal counterpart — male regarded as essentially different from and superior to female) continue to have a formidable grip on our personal lives, our communal ethos and our institutional structures.

The combination of a continuing immersion in sexual dualisms, a middle - class therapeutic mentality, a fear of division, reactive tendencies and the very complexity of sexuality itself make the church an uncertain trumpet.

That bumper sticker dictum did, however, contain the hint of a more authentic reality: our major social ills do, in fact, have profound links to the sexual dualisms that split spirit from body and establish patriarchy.

Not exact matches

It is not uncommon to find Victorian dualisms read into a biblical text about the family or sexual ethics.

Popularized versions of Freudian theory sometimes lead to a reversal of Victorian dualisms; when the values are reversed, the «worst» sin becomes denial of sexual desire!

In fact, such texts, most of which date no earlier than the late second century, favor an extreme dualism between spirit and body and offer little consolation for those hoping to celebrate the sexual passions that are so much on Brown's mind.

Later works on view illustrate ways Still repurposed his Yaddo images, as his career progressed, into grotesque social commentary and symbolic forms alluding to sexual drive and mythical dualisms.

... To turn back to Reich for a moment, he noted that «the formation of the authoritarian structure takes place through the anchoring of sexual inhibition and sexual anxiety» — Trump and his supporters perfectly embody this dualism.