Orthodox Christianity and Gender - 9781032087573

Name: Orthodox Christianity and Gender - 9781032087573
Brand: Taylor & Francis > University of Helsinki

Taylor & Francis > University of Helsinki

Orthodox Christianity and GenderDynamics of Tradition, Culture and Lived Practice\nAuthor(s): Helena Kupari, Elina Vuola\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032087573, 978-1032087573\nSynopsis\nThe Orthodox Christian tradition has all too often been sidelined in conversations around contemporary religion. Despite being distinct from Protestantism and Catholicism in both theology and practice, it remains an underused setting for academic inquiry into current lived religious practice. This collection, therefore, seeks to redress this imbalance by investigating modern manifestations of Orthodox Christianity through an explicitly gender-sensitive gaze. By addressing attitudes to gender in this context, it fills major gaps in the literature on both religion and gender.\n\nStarting with the traditional teachings and discourses around gender in the Orthodox Church, the book moves on to demonstrate the diversity of respons.