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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture ec8676 wrote: > 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 Thanks > 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". Women are not better than men, Men are not better tham women. Both men and women are human, fully human. Like Jesus, who was fully human without ceasing to be fully divine. "Like us in all things but sin." However, the Thomas Aquinas teaching is still perpetuated in many churches that refuse to ordain women and give them roles of religious authority. This goes back to a literalist reading of St Paul and Genesis 3:16. The medieval mentality about women simply followed the traditional idea that "women are the gates of hell." I want to understand why is it that the medieval, patriarchal mentality, persists in some churches today. Luis ********************************************************************** 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