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Abstract
The growing discipline of feminist theology in Asia and in the world, which involves many Filipinas, entails an increasing attentiveness to gender diversity beyond heteronormative expectations and a broader sense of solidarity among women and others who have experienced exclusion due to gender. An analysis of writings by Philippine feminist theologians Mary John Mananzan, Judette Gallares, and Agnes Brazal, using a threefold schema of “inclusion/addition,” “deconstruct and transform,” and “critique, reject, and start again,” reveals heteronormative gender assumptions and a pattern of moving beyond these. This shows that feminist theologizing is a very dynamic activity that adapts and responds to new ideas flexibly. One common theme that emerges out of feminist theologizing is the image of the babaylan, which provides an opportunity for greater solidarity with various gender identities as a vernacular resource and root metaphor.
在亚洲和世界范围内,涉及许多菲律宾人的女权主义神学学科不断发展,这要求人们越来越关注性别多样性,超越非规范预期,并在妇女和其他因性别而遭受排斥的人之间建立更广泛的团结感。对菲律宾女权主义神学家Mary John Mananzan、Judette Gallares和Agnes Brazal的著作进行的分析,使用了“包容/添加”、“解构和转变”以及“批判、拒绝和重新开始”的三重模式,揭示了非规范性的性别假设和超越这些假设的模式。这表明女权主义神化是一种非常动态的活动,它灵活地适应和回应新思想。女权主义神化产生的一个共同主题是babaylan的形象,它提供了一个机会,作为一种本土资源和根源隐喻,与各种性别身份更加团结。
期刊介绍:
This journal is the first of its kind to be published in Britain. While it does not restrict itself to the work of feminist theologians and thinkers in these islands, Feminist Theology aims to give a voice to the women of Britain and Ireland in matters of theology and religion. Feminist Theology, while academic in its orientation, is deliberately designed to be accessible to a wide range of readers, whether theologically trained or not. Its discussion of contemporary issues is not narrowly academic, but sets those issues in a practical perspective.