Towards an Understanding of Woman as Imago Dei

by Pia Francesca DeSolenni

Woman is created in the image of God. Like man, she is created for the purpose of knowing — ultimately knowing God. True feminism, therefore, respects woman’s essential identity as an image of God. Where she differs from man, a true feminism understands that these differences are constructive and complementary.

Awarded the Pontifical Prize of the Academies by Pope John Paul II, Towards an Understanding of Woman as Imago Dei examines various feminist theories in light of the anthropology and theology of St. Thomas Aquinas.

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First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Dr. Pia de Solenni is an ethicist and cultural analyst. She owns her own consulting company, Diotima Consulting. She is an expert in issues relating to women’s health, life issues, the new feminism, Catholicism, and culture. Her work has appeared in various publications including The Wall Street Journal Europe, The Washington Post, National Catholic Reporter, Our Sunday Visitor, and National Review Online.

Dr. de Solenni has participated in many radio and television talk shows on various topics. She has appeared on MSNBC, “Hardball with Chris Matthews”, “The O’Reilly Factor”, CNN, ABCNews, among others. Dr. de Solenni has been quoted in newspapers nationwide, including The New York Times, The Washington Times, and The Associated Press.

Dr. de Solenni received her doctorate in sacred theology summa cum laude from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome. Her dissertation was published in the university series Dissertationes. On November 8, 2001, she received the 2001 Award of the Pontifical Academies for her doctoral work. The award was presented by John Paul II.

In addition to the doctorate, Dr. de Solenni holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts-Great Books from Thomas Aquinas College, California; a Sacred Theology Baccalaureate from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome; and a Sacred Theology Licentiate from Holy Cross, Rome.

Dr. de Solenni resides in Seattle, Washington.

Reviews

[Alan · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Woman is created in the image of God. Like man, she is created for the purpose of knowing—ultimately knowing God. True feminism, therefore, respects woman's essential identity as an image of God. Where she differs from man, a true feminism understands that these differences are constructive and complementary."

Awarded the Pontifical Prize of the Academies by Pope John Paul II, Towards an Understanding of Woman as Imago Dei examines various feminist theories in light of the anthropology and theology of St. Thomas Aquinas. Dr. Solenni is an Angelicum graduate.

[Jessica]

The Pontifical-prize winning dissertation by Dr. Pia deSolenni, THE voice of new feminism and one badassfathermucker.