gender roles in the family

• complementarianism

  the view that men + women have different gender roles but equal value.
• Siglovada sutra - Buddhists

  both the husband + wife are expected to treat each other respectfully

  wife should manage the home + family + husband should share authority with his wife
• evangelical views

  • see the role of men as being to provide for their families
  • take an attitude to gender roles known as complementarianism
  • role of women is to support + respect their husbands + to manage the household + care for children
  • St Paul writes that husbands are the head of their wives , just as Jesus is head of the church
  • "i permit no women to teach or have authority over a man"
• patriarchal

  roman society was highly patriarchal when St paul was writing 2000 yrs ago
• gender equality

  men + women enjoying the same rights + opportunities in all aspects of their lives
• Catholic views

  • feel that it is important to be wives + mothers and see this as their main responsibility - Mary (Jesus' mother)
  • may interpret Aquinas' theory of natural law showing that biological difference between genders show that God created men + women for different purposes.
• anglican views

  men + women are of equal value, made in the image of God

  "God created mankind in his own image , in the image of God created them; male and female he created them"

  "there is no longer male nor female , for you are one in Christ Jesus"
• liberal views

  • argue that St Paul was writing nearly 2000 years ago , where the roman society was highly patriarchal
  • women with leadership roles : esther, ruth, deborah
• conservative views

  argue that the Bible teachings on gender roles are clear
• buddhist views on gender roles

  most believe men + women are capable of spiritual development + enlightenment