1. Post-Modernism on Faith/ Gender Issues
Lindsay Bouchard

2. Post-Modernism On Faith

3. What is Post-Modernism?
Comes from Modernism
Reason and science contradict old morals and values (i.e. religion)
Destruction in early 20th Century
Mix of everything
Ambiguity
Everything is up to one’s self

4. Traditional vs. Post-Modern Values

5. Post-Modernism Faith Mix (“polyphonous effect”)
Everyone can have their own belief system
Who am I to say it’s not (like seeking the one, true language)
If it has meaning to you, it’s right to you
God may be there, but we can get by without

6. Religiousness Today

7. Traditional vs. Post-Modern Faith
Truth: subjective and changing vs. Concrete
Pluralism: all religions lead to same place vs. only one path
Authority: feelings and group consensus vs. Bible and church
Spirituality: seek for knowledge and oneness vs. seek through God

8. Dallas Willard One kind of knowledge is not more influential
Christian minister
Empiricism a TYPE of knowledge
One kind of knowledge is not more influential
-Each has its own place
Everything has its own problems and limit

9. New Age Mix of mysticism, eastern philosophies
Individual- own responsibility and spiritual journey
“Shop” for beliefs that suits them
Nature
No holy “book”
Gurus

10. New Age Practices Divination Tarot Cards Astrology Meditating
Music ( eature=related)
Holistic Health (acupuncture)

12. Gender Issues
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Mary Daly

13. General Women are subservient God is depicted as male
Women should be pure and chaste
Extremist religion extreme against women

14. Christianity Eve as start of evil
Some women seen as courageous and good in some stories (Old Testament)
Marriage cements duty to family
Worship some women figures (Mary, saints)
As pure, chaste, and devoted to home life
Good if religious, but still root of world evil

15. Modern Implications Anti-Birth control Women still below males
Missionaries: bring ideas and education for women

16. Language And Christianity
Always referred to as ‘Him’
Father and son
Patriarchal

17. Islam (from Koran) Plurality of Wives Daughters in inheritance
Only if you can provide
Daughters in inheritance
Pro-education and suffrage
Marriage needs full consent from women
Divorce allowed
Women= Home Men=Work
Sex- responsibility and equality
Veil
Privacy and modesty

18. Modern Implications Men control life choices (i.e work and travel)
Misinterpreted by extremists
Veil
Sign of wealth and extremism
‘Nuclear Family’ very important
Anything other than heterosexual family seen as ‘offensive to Islam’

19. Hinduism Highly respected Meant to be mothers and wives
"Janani Janmabhumischa Svargadapi Gariasi" i.e. The mother and the motherland are superior to heaven
Meant to be mothers and wives
Pure and chaste
Worship female deities
Sati

20. Modern Implications Education Unconsented, young marriage
To be mothers and wives
Unconsented, young marriage
For dowry
Can inherit property

21. Mary Daly All religions are patriarchal establishments
“God is man, therefore man is God”
Misogyny and rape not make top sins
Crimes against women not that bad
Emotion and instinct are womanly and logic and reason are manly
More prized today
Believe in God as a verb

22. Sources Philosophy Sources
"Biblical versus Post Modern Thinking," (Kjos Ministries), 26 Jan 2012,
"Beyond Radical: Mary Daly, Feminist, Theologian, Changed Worlds," Kenking, S. (Religion Dispatches, 2012), 26 Jan 2012, .
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Marching, S. "Herlinatiens: Between lesbianism, Islam, and feminism", Inter-Asia Cultural Studies 9, 1 (2008), pp. B7-B26, 26 Jan 2012, Ebsco AP Source Database.
"Postmodern Culture," (Kjos Ministries), 26 Jan 2012,
Powell, J. Postmodernism for Beginners (Writers and Reader Publishing, 1998).
Smith, H. The Religions of Man (Harper & Row Publishers, 1986).
Walter, L. Women's Rights: A Global View (Greenwood Press, 2001).
"What is New Age Religion?" Bristolblog.org (Bristol Blog), 26 Jan 2012,
"What significance has 'Postmodernism' for Christian Faith?" Dallas Willard (Dwilliard.org), 26 Jan 2012, .
"Women In Hinduism" (Wikipedia.org, 8/1/12), 26 Jan 2012, .