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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Luis, There is a thorough discussion of the canonical materials on the subordination of women in Bernard Cooke and Gary Macy, A History of Women and Ordination: Volume 2: Ida Raming, The Priestly Ministry of Women: God's Gift for a Renewed Church (New York: Scarecrow Press, 2004). A full discussion of the medieval theologian's discussion of the impossibility of the ordination of women in John Hilary Martin, "The Ordination of Women in a Medieval Context," in Bernard Cooke and Gary Macy, A History of Women and Ordination: Volume 1: The Ordination of Women in a Medieval Context (New York: Scarecrow Press, 2002), pp. 31-160. There is a great deal of very fine literature on this issue recently. Rather than send a long bibliography to everyone, I would be happy to provide more information to you offline. I will have a summary of the literature in an upcoming book, The Hidden History of the Ordination of Women: Female Clergy in the Medieval West (New York: Oxford University Press, September, 2007). This may be a bit off the mark, but it might help to put Thomas in context of a larger discussion. On Mar 14, 2007, at 5:19 PM, 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 > > 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 Gary Macy Professor Department of Theology and Religious Studies Associate Director Center for the Study of Latino/a Catholicism University of San Diego 5998 Alcalá Park San Diego CA 92110 619-260-4053 ********************************************************************** 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