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Jemimah
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An interesting but technical chapter. I found myself constantly looking up words, so a slow read, but a good one. Favale talked about the different types and waves of feminism, their ideologies and authors that promote them. Also How mainstream feminism often drifts from Christianity. Very good, and quite controversial in our pc culture.
— Oct 16, 2025 12:37AM
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Jemimah
is on page 123 of 248
Very interesting. Favale talks about biology and how that defines gender. A controversial take nowadays, which is hilarious. She's also honest about her previous misconceptions that gender is more of a construct.
I will say, at the end, Favale, being a Catholic, shares a rather, unique perspective about Christ. All to do with Eucharist. If you know you know.
— Oct 21, 2025 12:02AM
I will say, at the end, Favale, being a Catholic, shares a rather, unique perspective about Christ. All to do with Eucharist. If you know you know.
Jemimah
is on page 100 of 248
This chapter blew my mind! Fevale talked about society's disconnect between a woman and her fertility, and the overall assumption now that a woman should be sterile by default. She mentioned the origins of the transgender movement and contraction. Seriously, mind blown! 🤯
— Oct 18, 2025 09:40PM
Jemimah
is on page 45 of 248
Again, such a good chapter! Favale talks about the creation story in Genesis and how it parallels to other creation stories. She then talks about Adam and Eve, and the fall. Again, many good quotes!
— Oct 14, 2025 11:56PM
Jemimah
is on page 28 of 248
What a book! Dense but interesting. So far, Favale has talked about her history of being a feminist, and is very honest about her shortfalls when she was caught up in feminism over Christianity. She is clear that feminism and Christianity align, but it has to be led by scripture and ultimately Jesus.
— Oct 14, 2025 10:19PM
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That third quote makes my heart ache; that the very movement centred around womanhood has - bit by bit - dismantled the very category!
"Most versions of Christian feminism have their roots in the feminist worldview rather than the Christian one. So-called “Christian feminism” is, too often, secular feminism with a light Jesus glaze on top, a cherry-picked biblical garnish."
"This concept [gender being a choice] has eroded the very foundation of feminism, turning “woman” into an identity that can be freely appropriated by men, regardless of material reality."
"It didn’t take long for a movement centered on the idea of womanhood to begin, bit by bit, dismantling that very category."
"In the postmodern perspective, truth is suspended in air quotes as ultimately unknowable (or nonexistent). All that remains is power. Knowledge, then, is not a matter of discerning or recognizing what is true, because “truth” itself is a construction of power."
"This postmodern understanding of truth-as-power leads to a postmodern political praxis, in which language is intentionally manipulated to institute these “new modes of reality”.30 That is why there is so much emphasis on policing speech—creating new pronouns and mandating their use, constantly changing the definitions of terms like gender, continually proliferating new categories and subcategories of identity and desire. This is a concerted effort to enforce a new social truth-script through an exercise of power."
"The attempt simply to reverse power dynamics, however, does nothing to undo an underlying preoccupation with power and domination. Claiming an oppressed identity itself becomes a mode of power. This zero-sum approach leads to a gameable system of endless jockeying for a better position on the oppression pyramid"
"Only from that foundation—from a solid understanding of competing worldviews—is it possible for Christians to mine feminist thought and praxis for hidden gems and to partner with secular feminists toward shared goals."