Christian Dogma and American Modern Feminism
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2017-06
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Feminism is a belief that refers to social, political, and economic equal rights and
opportunities between male and female that started in 1960’s and lasted until
1980’s. Religion has been one of the most powerful institutions involved in
shaping people’s beliefs, attitudes, values, and behavior. Few scholars, however,
both in China and in the United States, have ever focused on this topic. This thesis
studies feminism in relation with religions, it specifies with Christianity as a main
subject for this work. It contains the necessary information to understand how
feminism as new movement is constructed with Christianity which always
considers patriarchy as a central element in the life of Church. However, it seeks to
show the way Church treats women in the old and modern era and the Bible's view
on them, it also presents the roles women played to achieve their God's satisfaction
whereas in Church, in their families, with their husbands, relatives and in the whole
community. Besides that, this thesis provides the achievements that some women
figures realized through politics, religion as well as literary writings. This piece of
research relied most on two methods: the historical and descriptive approaches.
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Key Words Christianity; Feminism; Bible; Church; Suffrage; Equal Rights.