ZYGO Zygon® 0591-2385 1467-9744 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1990.tb00879.x SIX CHARACTERISTICS OF A POSTPATRIARCHAL CHRISTIANITY McDaniel Jay 02 06 1990 25 2 10.1111/zygo.1990.25.issue-2 187 217

Abstract. Christianity is best understood not as a set of timeless doctrines, but as a historical movement capable of change and growth. In this respect, Christianity is like a science. Heretofore, most instances of Christianity have exhibited certain ways of thinking that, taken as a whole, have led to the subordination of women (and the Earth and animals as well) to men in power. This article describes these ways of thinking, then contrasts six ways of thinking and acting that can inform postpatriarchal Christianity and science.

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