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The Resource Religious crisis and civic transformation : how conflicts over gender and sexuality changed the West German Catholic Church, Kimba Allie Tichenor, (electronic resource)

Religious crisis and civic transformation : how conflicts over gender and sexuality changed the West German Catholic Church, Kimba Allie Tichenor, (electronic resource)

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This book offers a fresh interpretation of the connection between the West German Catholic Church and post-1950s political debates on women's reproductive rights and the protection of life in West Germany. According to Tichenor, Catholic women in West Germany, influenced by the culture of consumption, the sexual revolution, Vatican II reforms, and feminism, sought to renegotiate their relationship with the Church. They demanded a more active role in Church ministries and challenged the Church's hierarchical and gendered view of marriage and condemnation of artificial contraception. When the Church refused to compromise, women left en masse. In response, the Church slowly stitched together a new identity for a postsecular age, employing an elaborate nuptial symbolism to justify its stance on celibacy, women's ordination, artificial contraception, abortion, and reproductive technologies. Additionally, the Church returned to a radical interventionist agenda that embraced issue-specific alliances with political parties other than the Christian parties. In her conclusion, Tichenor notes more recent setbacks to the German Catholic Church, including disappointment with the reactionary German Pope Benedict XVI and his failure in 2010 to address over 250 allegations of sexual abuse at twenty-two of Germany's twenty-seven dioceses. How the Church will renew itself in the twenty-first century remains unclear.This closely observed case study, which bridges religious, political, legal, and women's history, will interest scholars and students of twentieth-century European religious history, modern Germany, and the intersection of Catholic Church practice and women's issues.--
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eng
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1 online resource (xiv, 298 pages)
Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Male Celibate Priesthood and Woman's Place in the Church
  • 1 Celibacy for the Kingdom of Heaven and Earth
  • 2 Women's Ordination: Sacramental and Gendered Bodies
  • 2 The Catholic Church and Reproductive Politics
  • 3 Artificial Contraception: German Angst and Catholic Rebellion
  • 4 The Abortion Debate: Hidden Tensions and New Directions
  • 5 Assisted Reproduction: Changing Bedfellows
  • Epilogue
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9781611689709
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1090844
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Religious crisis and civic transformation : how conflicts over gender and sexuality changed the West German Catholic Church
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Religious crisis and civic transformation
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how conflicts over gender and sexuality changed the West German Catholic Church
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Kimba Allie Tichenor
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Language
eng
Summary
This book offers a fresh interpretation of the connection between the West German Catholic Church and post-1950s political debates on women's reproductive rights and the protection of life in West Germany. According to Tichenor, Catholic women in West Germany, influenced by the culture of consumption, the sexual revolution, Vatican II reforms, and feminism, sought to renegotiate their relationship with the Church. They demanded a more active role in Church ministries and challenged the Church's hierarchical and gendered view of marriage and condemnation of artificial contraception. When the Church refused to compromise, women left en masse. In response, the Church slowly stitched together a new identity for a postsecular age, employing an elaborate nuptial symbolism to justify its stance on celibacy, women's ordination, artificial contraception, abortion, and reproductive technologies. Additionally, the Church returned to a radical interventionist agenda that embraced issue-specific alliances with political parties other than the Christian parties. In her conclusion, Tichenor notes more recent setbacks to the German Catholic Church, including disappointment with the reactionary German Pope Benedict XVI and his failure in 2010 to address over 250 allegations of sexual abuse at twenty-two of Germany's twenty-seven dioceses. How the Church will renew itself in the twenty-first century remains unclear.This closely observed case study, which bridges religious, political, legal, and women's history, will interest scholars and students of twentieth-century European religious history, modern Germany, and the intersection of Catholic Church practice and women's issues.--
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Tichenor, Kimba Allie
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index present
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non fiction
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  • dictionaries
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  • Brandeis Series on gender, culture, religion, and law
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  • Catholic Church
  • Sex
  • Celibacy
  • Gender identity
  • Religion and civil society
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Religious crisis and civic transformation : how conflicts over gender and sexuality changed the West German Catholic Church, Kimba Allie Tichenor, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1090844
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
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rdacarrier.
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Contents
Introduction -- 1 The Male Celibate Priesthood and Woman's Place in the Church -- 1 Celibacy for the Kingdom of Heaven and Earth -- 2 Women's Ordination: Sacramental and Gendered Bodies -- 2 The Catholic Church and Reproductive Politics -- 3 Artificial Contraception: German Angst and Catholic Rebellion -- 4 The Abortion Debate: Hidden Tensions and New Directions -- 5 Assisted Reproduction: Changing Bedfellows -- Epilogue
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ybp12759140
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiv, 298 pages)
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online
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9781611689709
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2015040835
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computer
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rdamedia.
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  • c
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remote
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(OCoLC)925426724
Label
Religious crisis and civic transformation : how conflicts over gender and sexuality changed the West German Catholic Church, Kimba Allie Tichenor, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1090844
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
Introduction -- 1 The Male Celibate Priesthood and Woman's Place in the Church -- 1 Celibacy for the Kingdom of Heaven and Earth -- 2 Women's Ordination: Sacramental and Gendered Bodies -- 2 The Catholic Church and Reproductive Politics -- 3 Artificial Contraception: German Angst and Catholic Rebellion -- 4 The Abortion Debate: Hidden Tensions and New Directions -- 5 Assisted Reproduction: Changing Bedfellows -- Epilogue
Control code
ybp12759140
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiv, 298 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781611689709
Lccn
2015040835
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • c
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)925426724

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