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Runtime: 13 minsRachel Muers discusses the key figures from early feminist theology. Early feminist theology includes Margaret Fell's "Women Speaking Justified" (mid-17th century) defending women's preaching. The first wave (19th century) saw Elizabeth Cady Stanton's "Women's Bible," critiquing patriarchal biblical interpretations, along with figures like Josephine Butler and Alice Hopkins who advocated social purity and suffrage. Second-wave theologians like Mary Daly critiqued Christianity as inherently patriarchal, questioning the symbolism of God as damaging to women. Rosemary Radford Ruether and Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza reinterpreted Christian doctrines from an egalitarian perspective, emphasizing Jesus' radical prophetic movement. They challenged patriarchal structures within Christianity, aiming to reform Christian beliefs to affirm women's agency and equality.
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Produced in December 2010. Provisional captions.
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