Reasoning about Space in SNePS

2009

The present thesis is the first of its kind in attempting to produce a comprehensive systematic analysis and synthesis of the biblical, theological and hermeneutical aspects of the ongoing debate about the role of women in Adventist theology. While studies have investigated already the sociological aspects of the debate no study has yet systematised and investigated in depth the debate with special attention to hermeneutical matters. The thesis is divided into four chapters. After an Introduction which defines the basic elements of the study and provides a literature review, Chapter One provides a historical introduction into the topic of women's ordination in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Particularly historical and ecclesial developments are reviewed from the perspective of the early Adventist situation and the modem context. Chapter Two and Chapter Three are two parallel chapters which analyse and synthesise opponents (Chapter Two) respectively proponents' (Chapter Th...

Gender Ideology and The Contemporary Catholic Church A Sociological-Synodal Exploration and Inculturation , 2025

Applying the inductive synodal approach and sociological perspectives, this chapter aims to sociologically unpack the so-called "gender ideology" in the Catholic Church by distinguishing the fundamental differences between the Church's philosophical-theological understanding of gender, sexuality, and gender theory and those of sociology and the social sciences. It aims to find a common ground in understanding gender between the Church's moral magisterium and the social sciences and attempt to update the traditional moral approach in the spirit of Pope Francis's synodality and inductive theology. It argues that the synodal-sociological approach offers a new hope for the Church to achieve a more empirical, inculturated, and nuanced view of gender and sexuality in the contemporary world despite Francis's strong opposition to "gender ideology."

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2002