Zadok Catalogue 2007

Gender and Sexuality

A defiant women giving women words
Melinda Tankard-Reist in interview with Gordon Preece
Zadok Perspectives 95, Winter 2007
I have come to see that violence and exploitation of women and abortion are inter-connected - for example, new research just out shows that women who are subjected to domestic violence have the most abortions.

Gender and ethical decision-making.
Denise Cooper-Clark
Zadok Perspectives 86, Autumn 2005
If women are more oriented to relationships than analysis, why would this make their decision making and/or teaching inferior to that of men? Is there a specific feminine, or perhaps a feminist approach to ethics?

Sexing up God: A Christian perspective on gender movements.
Carolyn Francis and Darren Cronshaw
Zadok Perspectives 86, Autumn 2005
Imposing rigid categories, such as femininity and masculinity tends to restrict our capacity to revel in our uniqueness a creations of God.

Women's Wisdom.
Roslyn White
Zadok Perspectives 86, Autumn 2005
In an age obsessed with perpetual youth, there is not much room for, or encouragement of the happy ownership of old age.

Abuse and atonement.
Monique Lisbon
Zadok Perspectives 79, Winter 2003
How does our understanding of the atonement (Christ's life, death and resurrection) influence our views of forgiveness and reconcilliation in chiild dexual abuse?

Sex and the City of God: a narrative theology of sexuality in the context of creation, fall and redemption
Gordon Preece
Zadok Paper S125, Winter 2003
This paper uses as its jumping off point the long-running TV show "Sex and the City" as an illustration of a postmodern view of sexuality. It firsttly presents something of the disillusioned "morning after' modernity flavour of Sex in the City's portrayal of "Postmodern Sex Ettiquette or Bed Manners." It then contrasts this with "Sex and the City of God, a narrative Theology of creation, fall and redemption," that makes sense of the mystery of sexuality. The paper outlines our created sexual ecology, our fallen condition of sexual anarchy, anonymity, idolatry and edeology and the redemptive possibilities of sexual therapy set within a Christian form of social construction aimed at the City of God, not a pseudo form of naturalistic sexual liberation based on nostalgia for the Garden of Eden.

Hormones and Holiness.
Peter Breen
Zadok Perspectives 76, Spring 2002
Grace is a word and not a way of thinking for so many Christians. We must do the hard work of hermeneutics and them prayerfully and rigorously teach and apply it in our cultural context. What that means for our ministry to young adults inside and outside the church will mean a challenging but exciting journey as we passionately pursue being redemptive with Christ in his world.

Sexuality and our Children.
Clare Boyd Macrae
Zadok Perspective 76, Spring 2002
Our society assumes that instant gratification brings happiness. The reverse is often true, and we need to say this and act it out unashamedly.

Sexuality and Postmodernity.
Gordon Preece
Zadok Perspectives 76, Spring 2002
Short term contracts in economic life reproduce themselves in personal life.

Social Constructionism and Homosexuality.
Marion Williams
Zadok Paper S121, Spring 2002
A social constructionist perspective suggests that the connection between anatomical sex, gender identity and sexual desire are purely socio-cultural and not determined by biological, psychological or spiritual laws. This paper looks at the way certain understandings of sexuality arising from the arenas of biology, psychology and theology have be deconstructed. Williams concludes that as we assess our own biases in our approach to gender and sexuality, we need, as Phillip Kennerson suggests, a humble perspective that affirms the limitations of human knowledge and takes up the classic posture of “faith seeking understanding.”

'The Women" are Everywhere.
Amy Hollywood
Zadok Perspectives 75, Winter 2002
Western feminists who claim all religion suppresses women are working against their sisters who are fighting for equality in other parts of the world. We can only begin to contend with and critique the religious subordination of women when we understand the complexity of religious traditions.

Porn-again feminist.
Daniel Batt
Zadok Perspectives 65, Spring / Summer 1999/2000
An interview with Catherine Lumby, feminist and journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald.

Second Thoughts on the Death of Feminism.
Elaine Storkey
Zadok Perspectives 64, Winter 1999
There are those arguing that feminism has simply reached the end of its natural life-span. Erica Jong calls this “the best time for women the world has ever known.” The ‘war’ has been won. But if that’s so, why aren’t third world women joining in the victory celebrations?

Xena's Feminine Mystique
Marion Williams
Zadok Perspectives 63, Autumn 1999
Only in the 90s could the star of a children’s fantasy drama be invited to two successive Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras’. The star was Xena, the mythical Warrior Princess, with whom most of the television viewing world has become acquainted.

Go and sin no more: the gender and power issues are still with us
Jennifer Turner
Zadok Perspectives 51, Summer 1996

Teenagers and Sex
Debbie Mountjoy
Zadok Perspectives 45, July 1994

The Development of Sexual Orientation and Identity
David M Clarke
Zadok Paper S64, 1993
This paper summarises the biological, psychological and sociological aspects involved in the development of sexual orientation and identity. The evidence reviewed does not support a simple or single cause for homosexuality, but is consistent rather with a model involving genetic, hormonal, psychological and cultural factors interacting in a sequence of events and choices. Responding to people who struggle with issues of sexual identity must involve consideration of the choices involved as well as the other factors that are part of a fallen world.

Women's Creative Role in the Church
Eileen Byrne
Zadok Paper S57, 1992
Eileen Byrne, education professor from the University of Queensland, summarises some outstanding examples of women reformers during the history of the Christian church. These provoke pressing questions as to what role Christian women have today to exert influence on church and state.

The Australian Male: a roadblock to revival
Dean Drayton
Zadok Paper S52, 1991
Drayton suggests Australian men hide their spiritual selves because they reject authority figures, they feel unacceptable to God and the church, and want the approval of their mates. Drayton suggests that blaspheming isn't evidence of atheism, and Australians believe their suffering will be rewarded in heaven.

Indispensable but Marginalised: women in the Australian church
Rosamund Dalziell
Zadok Paper S49, 1990
The Australian Church depends on women's participation and ministry, but women have been marginalised in many areas of the church's life. Rosamund Dalziell discusses the experience of women in the church in the context of Australian society, summarises theological perspectives on women's role in the church and describes some of the ways in which women are making their concerns known.

Sex and Christian Language: a linguist looks at how Christians speak about God and each other
John Harris
Zadok Paper T32, 1989
This paper discusses sexism in languages in general and in the language of Christians in particular. It argues that much revision is still needed in church language – in liturgies, hymns, prayers and sermons, in order to include women and men. This paper, however, urges caution in tampering with the names through which God has chosen to be revealed to us.

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