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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Luis You can read Aquinas's teaching on women's subordination and deficiencies in the "Summa Theologiae", 1 par, Question 92. Online version at http://www.newadvent.org/summa/1092.htm You may also look at Prudence Allen, "The Concept of Woman" (Cambridge 1985), pp. 402-407. I have been working on medieval Dominican sermons and while there are other writings on women's inferiority, I have also come across a sermon which says "women are much better than men". best wishes Eliana Quoting Luis Gutierrez <[log in to unmask]>: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and > culture > > Greetings ... new member ... need help: > > I am currently doing some research on the UN Millennium Development > Goals (MDGs), specifically MDG3 (promotion of gender equality). > > Is it true that, in medieval Christianity, women were considered to > be > inferior to men? I have seen some citation from St. Thomas Aquinas, > but > now I cannot find it. > > Even though I am a religious person myself, my working hypothesis is > that the human propensity to violence is rooted in pre-historical > religious violence. This propensity to violence persists today in > both > secular and religious institutions, and is manifested as various > kinds > of patriarchal domination which transcend geography, culture, > ethnicity, > etc. Gender inequalities everywhere are the most pervasive form of > violence and is (I think) the greatest obstacle to human and social > development, nationally and internationally. > > I self-publish a free monthly newsletter that takes the MDGs as point > of > reference. Please take a look when time permits -- the link to the > home > page is under my signature below. In connection with MDG3, I am > seeking > good insights and data on the religious dimension of gender violence > as > a significant roadblock to human and sustainable development. > > I would be grateful for any suggestions or pointers. > > Sincerely, > Luis > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Luis T. Gutierrez, Ph.D. > Research on Solidarity, Sustainability, and Non-Violence > Home page: http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisust.html > Current issue: http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv03n03.html > Email: [log in to unmask] > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write > to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html