Gender within Christian fundamentalism – a philosophical analysis of conceptual oppression

What is it about?

The article argues that Christian fundamentalist women are oppressed, even when they have for religious reasons voluntarily chosen their subjugation under men. The article disagrees with the claim that Christian fundamentalism prevides women with adequate means for subersive power. instead the article proposes that women within Christian fundamentalism are oppressed, because within Christian fundamentalism the very identity of "woman" is construed as subjected, thus obliterating the possibility of choosing a non-subjected identity.

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Why is it important?

Religious fundamentalism is growing around the world and it is sometimes claimed that the role of women within fundamentalism, as subjugated to men, can be good and empowering for the women volontarily involved. This approach makes invisible the kind of oppression that still exists for these women, which is that within their religious belief-system they cannot simultaniously be women and not subjugated to men.

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