The Other of Marginalized: Christian Feminist Theologies of Religions

Abstract

Feminist theology and theology of religions have emerged in the twentieth century, and they have formed their distinct features independently; at the same time, they are somehow related. Feminist theology is an academic discipline within Christianity, which questions the patriarchal character of Christian history, Christianity's dogmas and teaching from the view of women who have been marginalized historically and socially. Theology of religions, on the other hand, is a sub-discipline within Christian theology, questioning whether non-Christian religions contain religious truths that lead their believers to salvation. The common ground between these two forms of theologies is to theorize the concept of others, while in one form it is women in another the non-Christians. However, women are subject to feminist theology whilst non-Christians are seen as an object.