Beyond God the Father

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Beyond God the Father: Toward a Philosophy of Women's Liberation
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1985 Book cover
AuthorMary Daly
SubjectChristian doctrine, Feminism, Feminist theology, Women in Christianity
Published1973
PublisherBeacon Press
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, E-book
Pages264
ISBN 9780807015025 9780807015032
OCLC 4203151
301.412
LC Class HQ1154 .D3
Website Official website
LCCN   73-6245

Beyond God the Father: Toward a Philosophy of Women's Liberation by Mary Daly, is a nonfiction book that challenges the patriarchal views promoted by mainstream religious theology. It was originally published by Beacon Press in 1973. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Synopsis

One of Mary Daly's main themes in this book is that religious traditions are based on patriarchy and hence, these traditions oppress women. She also says that the concept of God as male and as "The Father" is supported by male dominance and that this subordinates women. She discusses how religious language and its imagery maintains this power imbalance. Hence, she proposes a breaking away from traditional religions, including Christianity, which she says is misogynistic. [1] [4]

Feminist theology

Beyond God the Father is the last book in which Daly really considers God a substantive subject. She laid out her systematic theology, following Paul Tillich's example. [7] Often regarded as a foundational work in feminist theology, Beyond God the Father is her attempt to explain and overcome androcentrism in Western religion, and it is notable for its playful writing style and its attempt to rehabilitate "God-talk" for the women's liberation movement by critically building on the writing of existentialist theologians such as Paul Tillich and Martin Buber. While the former increasingly characterized her writing, she soon abandoned the latter.

Book organization

The book is organized by an Introduction to the text, followed by seven chapters, then Notes for the chapters and a subject index.

Introduction: The Problem, the Purpose, and the Method
  1. After the Death of God the Father
  2. Exorcising Evil from Eve: the Fall into Freedom
  3. Beyond Christolatry: a World Without Models
  4. Transvaluation of Values: the End of Phallic Morality
  5. The Bonds of Freedom: Sisterhood as Antichurch
  6. Sisterhood as Cosmic Covenant
  7. The Final Cause: the Cause of Causes
Notes
Index

References

  1. 1 2 Neal, Marie Augusta (1976). "Reviewed work: Beyond God the Father: Toward a Philosophy of Women's Liberation., Mary Daly". Contemporary Sociology. 5 (4): 441–442. doi:10.2307/2063788. JSTOR   2063788.
  2. ↑ Kotker, Zane (1973). "Beyond God the Father". Crosscurrents. 23 (3): 342–344. JSTOR   24457865.
  3. ↑ Driver, Anne Barstow (1974). "Beyond God the Father: An Essay Review". Women's Studies Newsletter. 2/3 (4/1): 8. JSTOR   40042351.
  4. 1 2 Laws, Judith Long (1975). "Reviewed work: Beyond God the Father, Mary Daly; Woman in Christian Tradition, George H. Tavard". Sociological Analysis. 36 (1): 82–84. doi:10.2307/3710200. JSTOR   3710200.
  5. ↑ Livezey, Lois Gehr (1975). "Reviewed work: Beyond God the Father: Toward a Philosophy of Women's Liberation, Mary Daly". The Journal of Religion. 55 (4): 478–479. doi:10.1086/486458. JSTOR   1201720.
  6. ↑ Douglas, Carol Anne (1974). "Reviewed work: Beyond god the father, Mary Daly". Off Our Backs. 4 (2): 8. JSTOR   25783729.
  7. ↑ Riswold, Caryn D. (2007). Two Reformers. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers. p. 33. ISBN   978-1-59752-826-9.

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