Eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven quotes by uta ranke. Eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven the catholic church and sexuality original german title. It begins with ancient, prechristian taboos and the. Women, sexuality and the catholic church by uta rankeheinemann 151 ratings, 3. Its not that this nasty bit of work doesnt have its points. Rankeheinemann, uta, 1927publication date 1990 topics. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
Meanspirited blast at catholic teachings on sexuality by a professor of religion at germanys univ. Eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven by uta rankeheinemann, 1990, doubleday edition, in english 1st ed. Early on in this remarkable book, uta rankeheinemann writes. Rankeheinemann treats the reader to a brilliant discussion of primary texts that include a merciless pinpointing of where translations were tweaked, or altogether changed to benefit a theological perspective. Eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven book by uta ranke. Eunuchs for kingdom of heaven by uta rankeheinemann, 9780140165005, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. She is also the daughter of the former president of germany, gustav heinemann. This is a book which criticises the oppression of women in the catholic church and in western society.
Another very interesting book is eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven which is also a very interesting book by a catholic german female theologian who, i think, lost her teaching post for what she dared to state. Uta rankeheinemann author of eunuchs for the kingdom of. Women, sexuality and the catholic church the catholic church, for more than two thousand years, has been embroiled in using hegemony in shaping the morality and spirituality of its duped followers. German catholic theologian rankeheinemann argues that the historic jesus opposed biases against women and evinced a positive attitude toward marriage but. Rankeheinemann tackles some meaty topics herecontraception, abortion, priestly celibacy, and the like. German catholic theologian rankeheinemann argues that the historic.
Uta ranke heinemann is a german formerly christian theologian, academic and author. They used fear, repression, paganism, ignorance, mind control and autocratic ideas. Women, sexuality, and the catholic church rankeheinemann, uta on. She holds the nondenominational chair of history of religion at university of essen in essen, her birthplace. Buy a cheap copy of eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven book by uta rankeheinemann. Eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven 1990 edition open.
Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite. To these frontburner issues she brings formidable but mangled scholarship. The book is about how sexual morality is governed by celibates in the catholic church, which she criticizes as misogynous. Eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven women, sexuality and. Eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven internet archive. Eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven the catholic church and sexuality is a philosophical book by the german theologian uta rankeheinemann.