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Women and Religion

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08/12/2021

Journal 5: Christianity

Quote:

The book by Hans Kung titled Women in Christianity says that "We cannot tell whether the title apostle was also given to women in Jewish Christianity; things would be different in the Gentile-Christian sphere “(Kung, 7).

Question:

There is no doubt that women have always been considered inferior to men in almost everything; politics, family, leadership, to mention a few. Even in religion, women remain subordinate to men in one way or the other. This is evident in most churches. For instance, the Catholic Church welcomes both men and women in service to Christians, but what roles do women play? Men are appointed brothers, priests, bishops, popes. Women can only be nuns with a minor role to play.

Response:

Ideally, women are not as masculine as men, but that does not mean they cannot perform duties by men in the church. Many women ask what makes them so different from men that contribute to their inferiority or feel subordinate to men. In my opinion, the inferiority accorded to women is becoming unnecessary. However, it is good to see women standing out to be even more productive in roles, duties, and responsibilities. In some churches, they don't have problems having women as their pastors or leading the congregation. Some women have identified themselves as prophets. However, they are more or less the same as men of late.

Some people argue that women should not be active in the church or not lead a religious congregation. Their argument is always based on the fact that no woman led the community or who was a pastor in the Bible. My point of view is different altogether. Everything that happened during the time of Jesus or before the Bible was written happened for a reason. By then, God was manifesting Himself mostly in men. We have to accept the fact that anyone, irrespective of gender, can do evangelism. Women are supposed to be encouraged to participate in evangelization at their own will.

Work Cited

Küng, Hans. Women in Christianity. A&C Black, 2001.