Tag: Women
What Roles Did Women Play in Pagan Scandinavian Society?
Introduction Within this essay my aim is to address the complex and ever-changing roles of Viking women within Pagan Scandinavian society. To do this I will discuss the multiple roles that women played/fulfilled throughout the…
The Evolving Portrayal of Women in Disney
In some of the first Disney movies – such as Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty – women were used to seeing themselves portrayed as damsels in distress, with weak or absent fathers and evil…
A Theology of Gender: Julian of Norwich and the Image of God
Gender is a big topic in general, and there has been lots of discussion about how we should approach it from a Christian perspective. You can’t separate two things which weren’t already joined. As a…
Mary, Fatima, and the Sacred Feminine
In the month of May, Catholics focus particular attention on the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the life of faith. On May 13th, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima is observed, commemorating…
Two Sides of Womanly Beauty: Character Studies of Eowyn and Arwen
There is a balance and difference within the world, sometimes subtle, sometimes extremely apparent. For instance, the sun and moon – both needed to light up the sky and illuminate creation, but seen at opposite…
Listen to the Feminine: Women in Islamic Spirituality
It has always seemed presumptuous, even somewhat preposterous, to me for men to pontificate in an authoritarian manner about the role of women in Islam as if the feminine principle is something which needs to…
Patience and Hope: The Fairytale of a Girl’s Dreams
Bad guys avoid good girls, the way wimps avoid warriors. For many young women, their choices are often lonely ones, because on the road to God, there are only three people; her, the devil and…
Beauty Beheld: Reawakening Appreciation for Womanhood
Man is the only thing in the universe capable of seeing beauty. Chimpanzees don’t spend hours contemplating the harmony of their mate, or the coloring of autumn leaves. No dolphin goes into ecstasy over the…