Mary, did you consent?
The Christian and Islamic doctrine of the virgin birth claim God asexually impregnated the Virgin Mary with Jesus, Mary's impregnation was fully consensual (virgin consent), and God never acts immorally (divine goodness). First, I show that God's actions and Mary's background beliefs...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
2022
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Religious studies
Ano: 2022, Volume: 58, Número: 4, Páginas: 677-700 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Maria, von Nazaret, Biblische Person
/ Imaculada Conceição
/ Parto virginal
/ Einvernehmen
/ Nötigung
/ Deus
/ Bondade
/ Moral
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| Classificações IxTheo: | AB Filosofia da religião NBC Deus NBJ Mariologia NCA Ética |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Immaculate Conception
B Virgin Birth B divine goodness B Consent B Deception B Power Differential B Coercion |
| Acesso em linha: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Resumo: | The Christian and Islamic doctrine of the virgin birth claim God asexually impregnated the Virgin Mary with Jesus, Mary's impregnation was fully consensual (virgin consent), and God never acts immorally (divine goodness). First, I show that God's actions and Mary's background beliefs undermine her consent by virtue of coercive incentives, Mary's comparative powerlessness, and the generation of moral conflicts. Second, I show that God's non-disclosure of certain reasonably relevant facts undermines Mary's informed consent. Third, I show that a recent attempt by Jack Mulder to rescue virgin consent fails. As divine goodness and virgin consent are more central to orthodoxy, Christians and Muslims have powerful reason to reject virgin birth. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412521000226 |
