Mother Rocks the Cradle and She Waits: Towards a Feminist Theology of Obscurity

In this article I will argue that systemic institutional conditions contained within a family structure result in oppression and obscurity for mothers. In countering this somewhat gloomy assertion, I will introduce a feminist theology of obscurity as a means of actualizing personhood for mothers and...

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Main Author: Sharp, Brenda (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2017]
In: Feminist theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 257-272
IxTheo Classification:FD Contextual theology
NCB Personal ethics
Further subjects:B Myth
B Selfhood
B Gender inequality
B Motherhood
B obscurity
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Summary:In this article I will argue that systemic institutional conditions contained within a family structure result in oppression and obscurity for mothers. In countering this somewhat gloomy assertion, I will introduce a feminist theology of obscurity as a means of actualizing personhood for mothers and acknowledging the concomitant empowerment to be found within motherhood.
ISSN:1745-5189
Contains:Enthalten in: Feminist theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0966735017695934