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Reweaving the Relational Mat - A Christian Response to Violence Against Women from Oceania (Paperback, New)
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Reweaving the Relational Mat - A Christian Response to Violence Against Women from Oceania (Paperback, New)
Series: Religion and Violence
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Reweaving the Relational Mat is an integrative response to the
problem of violence against women which grounds theological and
sociological analysis in the praxis of Oceanian Christian women's
experiences of violence. It focuses on the collusion of the church
in the problem of violence against women by critiquing the ways in
which its theology and practices have contributed to 'power-over'
ways of relating. Employing the Oceanian metaphor of weaving the
mat, the analysis 'unravels' the 'patriarchal relational mat,'
paving the way for a constructive 'reweaving' of a Christocentric
'egalitarian relational mat.' The study begins by unravelling the
correlation between violence and the ideology of patriarchy. It
then highlights the various strands of violence against women, and
examines the complex mosaic of socio-cultural sources and
manifestations of violence against women in Oceania. This leads to
an analysis of the interwoven strands of religion and violence,
focusing particularly on the church's captivity to patriarchy. The
ensuing explication of problematic theological and biblical
interpretations and church practices ends with a critique of male
clergy power, particularly as it functions in the Oceanian context.
This leads to an examination of the relationship between flawed
theological education and violence against women. Case studies of
violence against women in the Oceanian theological education
setting are analysed. The subsequent 'reweaving of the relational
mat' issues forth in specific challenges to church leaders,
theological educators and church women.
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