Viewing Christology from the Image of Feminism: A Theological Approach

Abstract

People claim that Christological teaching is of man's image that is the reason for this paper.  The main concern of this paper is to x-ray the critiques of women as Christ image.

This paper will go into the history of Christian theology on feminist and inclusive Christology.  The author will try to explain how symbolism of Christ cannot be that of women. Question will be raised in theology as well as other disciplines.  The author wants to raise dust on the question that cans the central of Christianity support the full personhood of women. The author of this paper will however study how women's experience is pluralistic and deeply influenced not only by gender or by race, but class and culture.  The author will also explain the possibility to develop a Christology which will affirm female embodiment.  This is also going to be feminist critique of Christology. This paper looks into some general statements of feminism womanhood and outlines issues that needs further research and experimentation in order to deepen the understanding of who we are as human beings. Most especially the African women experience, focusing on the facts and feeding of women in African and women in the Church.

The writer is looking at the re-imaging of Christ to reflect Christ symbolic Christians seeing Christ as women.  He will also think and write toward inclusive Christology.

This essay illustrates some of the general statements above and outlines issues that need further research and experimentation in order to deepen our understanding of who we are as human beings. First, I describe women's experience, focusing on the facts and feelings of women in Africa and of women in the Christian Church. Feelings of women in Africa and of women in the Christian Church. Next, I examine the assumptions underlying these experiences, pointing out an ordering of society that assumes that the concept of maleness encompasses the whole of human being. I discuss the effect of language and of Christian anthropology, and attempt to understand the reason for our acceptance of the status quo. Finally, I review feminism of the Christian variety in order to highlight some aspects of its liberative perspective, which will enable all to begin the March toward full humanity.