Catholic Feminism - Dr Abigail Favale | Maiden Mother Matriarch 21

Dr Abigail Favale is a writer and professor in the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame. She has an academic background in feminist literary criticism, and now writes and teaches on topics related to women and gender from a Catholic perspective. Abigail most recently authored The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory. On the podcast we discussed gender in the genesis narrative and Abigail's conversion to Catholicism. In the extended part of the podcast Abigail talks about contraception abortion from a Catholic feminist perspective and we discuss the demise of ‘woman studies’ now known as gender studies..You can find extended episodes, bonus episodes, and the MMM chat community at louiseperry.substack.com

01:34 The Babylonian creation narrative
06:06 Importance of sexual difference in Genesis
11:46 Evolutionary psychology lens
14:43 Divine and human language
17:30 Protestant interpretation of Genesis
25:56 Abigails background
28:30 The demise of ‘Woman studies’
38:14 Absolute vs psychological difference between men and women
41:15 Abigail’s conversion to Catholicism
51:08 Male priests

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