The Shekinah among Women in the Church and Theology
From tents to screens
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https://doi.org/10.15448/0103-314X.2022.1.43362Keywords:
woman, space, Shekinah, catholic theology, Catholic ChurchAbstract
In continuation of the research: “Women in Brazilian Theology”, this paper focuses on the issue of women’s space in the Church and Theology. However, it is not just any environment of or for women, we consider it a shekinah, that is, God’s feminine dwelling in history. In this way, a brief historical overview is traced from the tents of the Old Testament to the screens of the digital age. Through bibliographical research, the study analyzes the feminine trajectory for spaces of speech and protagonism in thinking, teaching, and living the Christian faith. It brings examples of some Christian women who broke the silence and could not help but be noticed in the biblical and contemporary contexts. Looking from the earliest times of the Jewish-Christian tradition to the present day, the question that guides the investigation is: is there an authentic feminine shekinah in the Catholic Church and theology? It was verified that there has always been a strong and engaged feminine presence in the Christian community, although not always recognized and highlighted. There are currently legitimate spaces of feminine protagonism, especially in pastoral work, and others of mere gaps or quotas for women left in the academies, meaning that the feminine shekinah still needs to widen the fabric of its tent.
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