Feminism

• Miller and Hoffman


  Women are more likely to express interest in religion:

  • have stronger personal commitment
  • attends chruch more often
• Daly


  Religion acts as an ideological force:

  • Religious images
  • Religious teachings
  • Exclusion from chruch hierarchy

  Not only christianity that oppresses women:

  • Fundamentalism - Taliban
  • Islam - Veiling
• Walby


  Structures of patriarchy and how they may support and perpetuate gender inequalities
• Badawi


  Some elements of Islam are positive for women. e.g. keep the family name
• Watson


  Veiling of women is often seen as social control.

  • Allows women to cope with male oppression
  • Reduces possibility for sexual harrassment
  • Prevents women from being judged on the basis of looks