Short Essay 3 Short Essay on the Role of Women in the Church The issue of gender roles has been one throughout history and continues in today’s society not only in the church‚ but all aspects of life. So often there are only two extremes posed as options for women in society: either overly powerful feminists or silenced secondary humans. While the Bible gives us the true example and guide as to gender roles‚ it is rarely lived out and declared as truth. Two key roles in a congregation are that of
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2006- 988x ©2010 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper The role of women in the Church in Africa Kasomo Daniel Department of Philosophy Religion and Theology‚ Maseno University‚ Kenya. E-mail:dkasomocounselling@yahoo.com. Tel: +254 722-77020‚ +254 733-703603. Accepted 3 February‚ 2010 This paper gives a general view of the role played by women in African instituted churches. It touches several roles of women in different instituted churches keeping in mind that there are so many
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many stereotypes and roles have been created. There are still many people that say “You throw like a girl” as an insult‚ even when some girls can throw better than they do. While it may be true that some of these standards have receded in recent times‚ there are still many women who suffer from this inequality. Women are more confined in gender roles than men‚ as demonstrated through Mrs. Joe‚ Miss. Havisham‚ and Pip. Initially‚ the idea that women are more limited in gender roles than men is demonstrated
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The Role of Women in the Church The role of women in the church is a subject that has been debated and discussed over centuries in the church. One has to carefully study the scriptures to come to a biblical conclusion on this subject matter. Churches have split over differing views regarding this topic. When defining the word “deacon” we should look at it first in the original writing‚ which is Greek. The Greek word (diakonos) translated "deacon" means servant‚ and is so translated in (Matthew
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Women in Pakistan were initially thought to play the traditional role of being housewives. However with changing times‚ the Pakistani society has also evolved. Women have a much significant role to play in the society rather than serving their husbands at home. During this time of economic crisis when men are suffering from unemployment and lower wages‚ households require all members of the family to work and add to the family income. So the wives have to go out and work so that they could earn
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The role of men and women in the termination of Apartheid is a heavily discussed topic amongst historians and intellects today. Some believe that women had a very similar role to men‚ whereas others believe that in fact the role of women in Apartheid was of no correlation or magnitude to that of men‚ and that the women’s role in the termination of Apartheid was far more significant and effective – in other words‚ completely different to the men’s role. In my opinion‚ I believe too that the women’s
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The role of women in modern society is really changed in comparison with the previous centuries. The ongoing changes in social‚ political and economic spheres make the role of women bigger. Also‚ the actions of many women have influenced the changing role. Many women have gathered in groups to emphasize their rights‚ so feminism has appeared. Feminism is the belief that society is disadvantageous to women‚ depriving them of political‚ social and economical aspects within the society. In fact‚ from
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Generalizations about the role and status of women in traditional African societies‚ as for other aspects of African life‚ are not easy to make because Africa is not one cultural area. It is marked by great cultural and linguistic diversities‚ and any statement which can be made about one trite may to altogether inapplicable to another‚ even in one geographical sub-region. A proper understanding of the status and role of women in traditional African societies therefore involves an appreciation of
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The Role of Women in Islam The issue of women’s role in Islam is controversial. Western societies have adopted a common perception of Muslim women‚ which differs from reality. It is considered that women in Islam countries live under the dictatorship of their husbands and have few inconsiderable rights. However‚ the role of Muslim women is clearly determined in Islam. Men and women are equal in the sight of Allah and have their own rights. Thus‚ women can receive education and obtain job; they
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: The role of Art‚ Architecture‚ and Women in the Islamic World In many countries‚ Islamic women are educated‚ socially active‚ and pursue careers of their choosing‚ whereas other Muslim women are oppressed and denied not only basic human rights‚ but also the rights accorded to them by their faith and holy teachings. Islam came into being in a world where the most basic needs of women were consistently subjugated. Prior to the introduction of Islam‚ women were subordinate to men‚ in almost every
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