Gendered Paradigms in Theologies of Survival

Download or read book Gendered Paradigms in Theologies of Survival written by Mariam Youssef and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-11-07 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gendered Paradigms in Theologies of Survival: Silenced to Survive is a book about women in survival communities and the ways that survival and theology are used to shut down women's voices. Mariam Youssef examines the ways in which the condition of survival puts religious women in a bind by embedding paradigms into theology that, more often than not, reinforce women's subordination as a condition of survival. Women in survival communities are not only grappling with the existential threat that comes with their survival identities but also struggling to make their voices heard within their own communities where their needs are frequently put on the back burner. Survival communities often find themselves responding to their trauma in ways that prescribe strict patriarchal norms, promoting notions of gender binary and compulsory heterosexuality.