GENDER IN THE WRITINGS OF ORTHODOX FEMALE THEOLOGIANS / ΤΟ ΦΥΛΟ ΣΤΟ ΛΟΓΟ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΩΝ ΘΕΟΛΟΓΩΝ ΓΥΝΑΙΚΩΝ
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This paper examines the gender dimension of the theological discourse of women theologians through a detailed study of selected articles on the topic “Gender in the Discourse of Women Theologians,” focusing in particular on the articles by Evanthia Adamtziloglou “Is Woman Created in the Image of God? A Historical, Christological, and Trinitarian Perspective,” “The Feminine Dimension in Political Ministry,” by Dimitra Koukoura “The Liberation and Subjugation of Women in the Modern World,” “ The Role of the Orthodox Woman in Contemporary Secular Society,” and “An Orthodox Assessment of Feminist Theology” by Kyriaki Fitzgerald, translated by Dimitra Koukoura, as well as the article by Pigi Kazlari “Women Confronting the Phenomenon of Clericalism and Fundamentalism in the Orthodox Church.” I then drew some conclusions about the role of women, which is strongly linked to the rhythms of nature and in harmony with the order that reigns in the universe. The aim of this research is to highlight the way in which gender influences theological thought, linguistic expression, and the understanding of issues of identity, the Church, and society in the contemporary theological field. Choosing this specific topic gave me the opportunity to evaluate the mission that women fulfill through their contribution to society.
Η παρούσα εργασία εξετάζει την έμφυλη διάσταση του θεολογικού λόγου γυναικών θεολόγων μέσα από τη λεπτομερή μελέτη επιλεγμένων άρθρων με το θέμα « Το φύλο στο λόγο θεολόγων γυναικών» μελετώντας λεπτομερώς τα άρθρα της Ευανθίας Αδαμτζίλογλου «Είναι η γυναίκα κατ’ εικόνα Θεού; Ιστορική, Χριστολογική και Τριαδολογική θεώρηση», «Η γυναικεία διάσταση στην πολιτική διακονία», της Δήμητρας Κούκουρα «Απελευθέρωση και υποδούλωση της γυναίκας στο σύγχρονο κόσμο», «Ο ρόλος της ορθόδοξης γυναίκας στη σύγχρονη εκκοσμικευμένη κοινωνία» και «Ορθόδοξος αξιολόγησις της φεμινιστικής Θεολογίας» της Κυριακής Φιτζέραλντ, το οποίο μετέφρασε η Δήμητρα Κούκουρα, καθώς και το άρθρο της Πηγής Καζλάρη «Οι γυναίκες απέναντι στο φαινόμενο του κληρικαλισμού και του φονταμενταλισμού στην Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία». Έπειτα κατέληξα σε κάποια συμπεράσματα για τον ρόλο της γυναίκας ο οποίος είναι συνδεδεμένος ισχυρά με τους ρυθμούς της φύσεως κι εναρμονισμένος με την τάξη που βασιλεύει στο σύμπαν. Στόχος της έρευνας είναι να αναδειχθεί ο τρόπος με τον οποίο το φύλο επηρεάζει τη θεολογική σκέψη, τη γλωσσική έκφραση και την πρόσληψη ζητημάτων ταυτότητας, Εκκλησίας και κοινωνίας στο σύγχρονο θεολογικό πεδίο. Η επιλογή του συγκεκριμένου θέματος μού έδωσε την ευκαιρία να αξιολογήσω την αποστολή που πραγματώνει η γυναίκα με την προσφορά της στο κοινωνικό σύνολο.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.46827/ejsss.v12i4.2245
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