Whistler, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0002-8662-3211
(2009)
The Abandoned Fiancée, or Against Subjection.
In:
New Topics in Feminist Philosophy of Religion.
Springer Netherlands,Dordrecht, pp. 127-145.
ISBN 9781402068324
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Summary
In this chapter, I argue—in the wake of Michèle Le Doeuff—against the valorization of subjection that has taken hold of modern theology. Analysing Graham Ward’s Christ and Culture, I contend that the recent penchant for an ethics of kenosis in religious thought leads ultimately—despite explicit protestations to the contrary—to a conception of subjectivity as constituted in servitude before Christ. However, this criticism is not—pace Ward—to apply secular, Enlightenment values to a distinct post-secular realm; rather, in the second half of the chapter, I enter into dialogue with Le Doeuff’s criticisms of Søren Kierkegaard, in order to suggest that co-existing with Kierkegaard’s misogyny towards his abandoned fiancée, there is also an adherence in his work to a Le Doeuffean ethics of friendship. Thus, I conclude, Christianity is not incompatible with modernity.
Item Type: | Chapter |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | 5004 Religious Studies, 5005 Theology, 50 Philosophy and Religious Studies, 5 Gender Equality |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
Date Deposited: | 11 May 2016 14:24 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2025 20:22 |
DOI: | 10.1007/978-1-4020-6833-1_9 |
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URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3000311 |