In this video I go through Gender and Theology specifically Mary Daly following the OCR spec. If you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment :)
I'm watching all of your videos on each of the 12 topics for this years exam. Genuinely, these are really really great to rewatch as they seem to condense the information perfectly. Thank you so much!
Sat my exams 2 months ago, just decided to stop by and say thankyou again. I got all A*s. I really, seriously don’t think I would have done so well in RS had I not come across your channel. I appreciate it a lot!
I love these videos when you interact with the questions and give your own opinions, it makes the content so much easier to understand and engage with!
I am really pleased my videos help Cassie and I do try to lighten up the topics a bit so the content isn't too heavy, so I'm pleased it makes it easier ☺️
If the question was something like 'Christianity should be changed, not abandoned' as you predicted, would it work to focus the essay on Ruether and only bring Daly in as a counter-argument (so in less detail - e.g. mentioning the unholy trinity but not properly getting into it)?
That would work great, especially as 'changed' is the first part of the question so structuring with Reuther makes sense whilst bringing Daly in as a counter argument - this structure supports the structure of the question :)
Thanks a lot for these vids, they really help. On the spec it says - whether or not women can develop a genuine spirituality - whether or not a male saviour can save women what would you discuss about these? Cheers
Hi Elliot, pleased my videos are helping with your revision. The male saviour is Reuther's argument and the genuine spirituality could be linked to Daly's ideas of quintessence :)
Hi Alex, as Ontological is not on the advanced information for this year's exam it will be a summer video instead. So it is on the list but I have quite a few other videos to do first. I will try do one though on comparing an a posteriori vs a priori approach just in case it comes up in exam :)
@@IThinkThereforeITeach Ahh okay no worries, I do Edexcel so the content coming up is slightly different I think. Will you be uploading a video of religious experience as I think that's on OCR advanced info. Thanks! :))
@@alexsmith-qj1vz Hi Alex, RE isn't on the advanced information for OCR so I won't be doing a video on this topic until after the exams. I'm pleased my videos still help even though you are doing Edexcel. Hope your revision is going really well :)
at 4:50, you say that there is limited stuff in the bible about racism. Could the fact that Samaritans were outcasts be used to highlight racism? Thank you!
Hello Miss! I have just been re-reading the redemptoris missio for pluralism, in the extract it appears John Paul refers to the church as “she” and “her”. Could I possibly use this for Ruether and argue that the Catholic Church does use aspects of feminine terminology in Christianity, alongside wisdom? Or have I misinterpreted John Paul’s language?
I think that would be an excellent example to use Cassie. You could use it in any gender essay to show how the Catholic Church uses feminine language to show respect but then you could also counter this to say how female pronouns are used for a building (Church) but then counter this using Ephesians and how Jesus says you must love your wife like Christ does the Church. So there is a lot of high level discussion you could have with that. Hope that makes sense :)
Hi, it purely depends on the question but I wouldn’t like to try discuss the Unholy Trinity with all the content, deep evaluation, line of argument and links to Q all in one paragraph. So I would recommend splitting that into separate paragraphs. Most of the time in my Teach Along videos if it has a different slide on the ppt it can be discussed as a new paragraph/ theme :)
amazing videos! is there any chance you could do a video on how to plan an essay quickly in the exam as my plans take way too long. If not, do you have any tips? :)
Thats great to hear! My advice would be to quickly bullet point key names or points you might forget (so quick brain memos) and then integrate your plan into your intro e.g what you are going to argue, discuss, names/points ect this way you kill two birds with one stone by getting marks and using time better. Hope this helps :)
I just wanted to ask about the part where you said that Augustine considered women to not be made in the image of God however the Augustine video you said that he held more sympathetic views towards women because he thought they were created equal in God's image and that the Sin of Eve was not a factor in why women took more passive roles in the house? I would be very grateful if you could clarify what stance he takes here as I was quite confused when I saw that. Thanks!
So what does ‘grateful dead’ really mean? I have a vague idea that it means women are meant to be grateful for not having their own bodily autonomy and liberation but just wanted some more clarification:)
It is open to interpretation but it focuses on how women behave 'grateful' for what they have in a patriarchy and do not question it so go through the motions and accept the situation, acting like they are 'dead'...I often think of it like zombies, just mindlessly following the rules of men without question :)
Surely Daly's comments on Barth and Bonhoeffer are still valid despite both of them being potentially blameless- because they live in a patriarchy. As Daly is still critiquing Christianity for allowing Bonhoeffer and Barth to say this... is she critiquing them as individuals or is she simply showing the effects of a patriarchal faith. Where Bonhoeffer- moral goodness in action etc (top guy)- does this mean that he still can't be sexist/ allowed to say comments without being blamed? Is Daly wrong... or is she simply 'attacking' these thinkers to show how moral/ good people are subject to these beliefs because of an intrinsically discriminatory system.
I'm sure Daly would have checked whether these scholars actually did say these things- i.e. Fletcher, Bonhoeffer, Barth- are women not allowed to call out influential thinkers? Or is the argument lying within whether it's societal influence backing up these thinker's comments (and thus, Daly should 'allow it'). Or is Daly showing (like many Feminists) that if we keep allowing patriarchal systems in place, then history could potentially repeat itself (I'm thinking of the Handmaid's Tale... and Atwood). Maybe i'm stretching there- possibly some research into Daly would be interesting for me to see her approach away from the specification.
Also, (i've thoroughly enjoyed this topic- hahah) can you add in: Lisa Sowle Cahill: ‘historically, wealthy, powerful men had ‘concubines’ (extra women) as well as their wives' - women are protected by Christianity - to be used as a critique against Daly?
Brilliant question and very worthy of this level of discussion in your exam. I am not sure the answer, I'm not sure if it is directly towards them as males that add to the patriarchy or because of the Christian patriarchy are like this. Very interesting chain of thought :)
Such interesting views here, I can't help feel she targets these thinkers a little bit but they do make themselves easy targets by saying these things. So worth calling them out in order for history not to repeat (handmaid's tale is phenomenal!) but I am not convinced her tarnishing approach is always fully fair :)
I'm watching all of your videos on each of the 12 topics for this years exam. Genuinely, these are really really great to rewatch as they seem to condense the information perfectly. Thank you so much!
So pleased I can help Caden. Good luck with your revision and upcoming exams! :)
Sat my exams 2 months ago, just decided to stop by and say thankyou again. I got all A*s. I really, seriously don’t think I would have done so well in RS had I not come across your channel. I appreciate it a lot!
Wow that is superb!! Thanks so much for letting me know, they are fantastic results and I am so pleased I could help 😁
I love these videos when you interact with the questions and give your own opinions, it makes the content so much easier to understand and engage with!
I am really pleased my videos help Cassie and I do try to lighten up the topics a bit so the content isn't too heavy, so I'm pleased it makes it easier ☺️
If the question was something like 'Christianity should be changed, not abandoned' as you predicted, would it work to focus the essay on Ruether and only bring Daly in as a counter-argument (so in less detail - e.g. mentioning the unholy trinity but not properly getting into it)?
That would work great, especially as 'changed' is the first part of the question so structuring with Reuther makes sense whilst bringing Daly in as a counter argument - this structure supports the structure of the question :)
Thanks a lot for these vids, they really help. On the spec it says
- whether or not women can develop a genuine spirituality
- whether or not a male saviour can save women
what would you discuss about these?
Cheers
Hi Elliot, pleased my videos are helping with your revision. The male saviour is Reuther's argument and the genuine spirituality could be linked to Daly's ideas of quintessence :)
thank you so much this is great :)
So pleased I can help Clara. Hope your final exam goes well :)
@@IThinkThereforeITeach That's lovely, thank you so much! :)
Hi! Love your vids, Would it be possible for you to make a video explaining the ontological argument with S+W, thanks :))
Hi Alex, as Ontological is not on the advanced information for this year's exam it will be a summer video instead. So it is on the list but I have quite a few other videos to do first. I will try do one though on comparing an a posteriori vs a priori approach just in case it comes up in exam :)
@@IThinkThereforeITeach Ahh okay no worries, I do Edexcel so the content coming up is slightly different I think. Will you be uploading a video of religious experience as I think that's on OCR advanced info. Thanks! :))
@@alexsmith-qj1vz Hi Alex, RE isn't on the advanced information for OCR so I won't be doing a video on this topic until after the exams. I'm pleased my videos still help even though you are doing Edexcel. Hope your revision is going really well :)
at 4:50, you say that there is limited stuff in the bible about racism. Could the fact that Samaritans were outcasts be used to highlight racism? Thank you!
Hi Alex, but isn't the Bible saying to be a good Samaritan? So society is maybe racist but not the Bible?
Hello Miss! I have just been re-reading the redemptoris missio for pluralism, in the extract it appears John Paul refers to the church as “she” and “her”. Could I possibly use this for Ruether and argue that the Catholic Church does use aspects of feminine terminology in Christianity, alongside wisdom? Or have I misinterpreted John Paul’s language?
I think that would be an excellent example to use Cassie. You could use it in any gender essay to show how the Catholic Church uses feminine language to show respect but then you could also counter this to say how female pronouns are used for a building (Church) but then counter this using Ephesians and how Jesus says you must love your wife like Christ does the Church. So there is a lot of high level discussion you could have with that. Hope that makes sense :)
@@IThinkThereforeITeach oh that is brilliant! Thank you for replying so quickly :)
What would the 4 points for a paragraph be
Systematic oppression of women
The unholy trinity
What would the last two points be on
Hi, it purely depends on the question but I wouldn’t like to try discuss the Unholy Trinity with all the content, deep evaluation, line of argument and links to Q all in one paragraph. So I would recommend splitting that into separate paragraphs. Most of the time in my Teach Along videos if it has a different slide on the ppt it can be discussed as a new paragraph/ theme :)
amazing videos! is there any chance you could do a video on how to plan an essay quickly in the exam as my plans take way too long. If not, do you have any tips? :)
Thats great to hear! My advice would be to quickly bullet point key names or points you might forget (so quick brain memos) and then integrate your plan into your intro e.g what you are going to argue, discuss, names/points ect this way you kill two birds with one stone by getting marks and using time better. Hope this helps :)
@@IThinkThereforeITeach thanks so much 😊
I just wanted to ask about the part where you said that Augustine considered women to not be made in the image of God however the Augustine video you said that he held more sympathetic views towards women because he thought they were created equal in God's image and that the Sin of Eve was not a factor in why women took more passive roles in the house? I would be very grateful if you could clarify what stance he takes here as I was quite confused when I saw that. Thanks!
Great question, his views develop and change throughout his life 😊
I wish you were my teacher😩
You are very kind, I'm pleased I can help :)
So what does ‘grateful dead’ really mean? I have a vague idea that it means women are meant to be grateful for not having their own bodily autonomy and liberation but just wanted some more clarification:)
It is open to interpretation but it focuses on how women behave 'grateful' for what they have in a patriarchy and do not question it so go through the motions and accept the situation, acting like they are 'dead'...I often think of it like zombies, just mindlessly following the rules of men without question :)
Surely Daly's comments on Barth and Bonhoeffer are still valid despite both of them being potentially blameless- because they live in a patriarchy. As Daly is still critiquing Christianity for allowing Bonhoeffer and Barth to say this... is she critiquing them as individuals or is she simply showing the effects of a patriarchal faith. Where Bonhoeffer- moral goodness in action etc (top guy)- does this mean that he still can't be sexist/ allowed to say comments without being blamed? Is Daly wrong... or is she simply 'attacking' these thinkers to show how moral/ good people are subject to these beliefs because of an intrinsically discriminatory system.
I'm sure Daly would have checked whether these scholars actually did say these things- i.e. Fletcher, Bonhoeffer, Barth- are women not allowed to call out influential thinkers? Or is the argument lying within whether it's societal influence backing up these thinker's comments (and thus, Daly should 'allow it'). Or is Daly showing (like many Feminists) that if we keep allowing patriarchal systems in place, then history could potentially repeat itself (I'm thinking of the Handmaid's Tale... and Atwood). Maybe i'm stretching there- possibly some research into Daly would be interesting for me to see her approach away from the specification.
Actually no haha- I finished your video... hmm possibly (a lot) of criticisms. wow!
Also, (i've thoroughly enjoyed this topic- hahah) can you add in: Lisa Sowle Cahill: ‘historically, wealthy, powerful men had ‘concubines’ (extra women) as well as their wives' - women are protected by Christianity - to be used as a critique against Daly?
Brilliant question and very worthy of this level of discussion in your exam. I am not sure the answer, I'm not sure if it is directly towards them as males that add to the patriarchy or because of the Christian patriarchy are like this. Very interesting chain of thought :)
Such interesting views here, I can't help feel she targets these thinkers a little bit but they do make themselves easy targets by saying these things. So worth calling them out in order for history not to repeat (handmaid's tale is phenomenal!) but I am not convinced her tarnishing approach is always fully fair :)