No Will Of My Own: How Patriarchy Smothers Female Dignity &

No Will Of My Own: How Patriarchy Smothers Female Dignity & Personhood

In 1912 Jesse Penn-Lewis noted from Genesis 3 that it was the serpent, not the woman, who was cursed: "The serpent is cursed, but, in effect, the beguiled victim [Eve] is blest, for through her will come the 'Seed' which will triumph over the devil and his seed; and through her will arise a new race through the promised Seed (Gen.3:15) . . . .Â Henceforth it is also war by Satan upon the womanhood of the world, in malignant revenge for the verdict of the garden" (War On the Saints).
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Church history reveals that Roman Catholicism and Protestantism taught and practiced forms of patriarchy that essentially sided with the evil one's disdain for females. Women were not allowed to function or speak in the church,Â were viewed as existing to serve males, and were seen as conduits of sin and error. John Calvin, for example, rashly affirmed "Therefore all women are born to submit to the pre-eminence of the male sex . . . .Â Let the woman be content in her position of subjection, and not feel indignant because she has to play second fiddle to the superior sex."
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In No Will of My Own, author Jon Zens compares the patriarchy taught to families by the Roman Catholic and Dutch Reformed churches in Holland withÂ an aggressive patriarchal wing of the home-schooling movement in America. He shows that the earmarks of patriarchy doctrine result inÂ varying levels of abuse of young girls and wives. This book serves as a vital warning concerning the misuse ofÂ ScriptureÂ and church tradition to smother female worth and dignity.Â Â Â
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In almost every religion around the world, the hearts, souls, and bodies of women are sacrificed on the altar of fundamentalism. In No Will of My Own, Jon Zens takes a sobering look at abuse within patriarchal Christianity. An important book. -- Hillary McFarland, author of Quivering Daughters: Hope and Healing for the Daughters of Patriarchy
Country USA
Brand Quoir
Manufacturer Quoir
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780982744635
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Quoir
Manufacturer	Quoir
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780982744635
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

No Will Of My Own: How Patriarchy Smothers Female Dignity & Personhood

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