How Roman Catholic theology can transform male violence against women : explaining the role of religion in shaping cultural assumptions about gender / Michael O'Sullivan ; with a foreword by Linda Hogan.

By:

O'Sullivan, Michael (Michael Francis)

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780773418639
0773418636

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: How Roman Catholic theology can transform male violence against women.DDC classification:

261.8/32 22

LOC classification:

BX1795.V56 O88 2010eb

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Contents:

Male kyriarchal biosocial-gender-related violence against women -- The situation of violence and theology -- Choosing and developing a meaning for salvation -- Understanding salvation from a liberation-feminist theological perspective -- The male Jesus as Saviour -- John 7:53-8:11 and the violent death of Jesus.

Summary: This book articulates a Roman Catholic theological understanding concerning salvation in Jesus Christ that can be transformative of physical and sexual male violence against women across the world. It identifies key elements for a working definition of such complex violence, and highlights the pervasiveness and seriousness of the violence with quantitative data. For the Catholic believer the violence is graver still because a Catholic component can often be identified in the violence. This component is illustrated in the book by qualitative data about Catholic women who suffered incest. Employ.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-400) and index.

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This book articulates a Roman Catholic theological understanding concerning salvation in Jesus Christ that can be transformative of physical and sexual male violence against women across the world. It identifies key elements for a working definition of such complex violence, and highlights the pervasiveness and seriousness of the violence with quantitative data. For the Catholic believer the violence is graver still because a Catholic component can often be identified in the violence. This component is illustrated in the book by qualitative data about Catholic women who suffered incest. Employ.

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