*Photo: Personal memos fill the boards set up in Citizens’ Hall, located in the first-level basement of Seoul City Hall, last May for citizens to write their responses following the murder of a woman in a public restroom near Gangnam Station. (Kukmin Daily DB.)
It has been suggested that discriminatory attitudes in church culture, that is, the view of women as inferior beings in comparison to men, and as beings who tempt men, can kindle misogyny within the churches.
This was the message of a lecture by Prof. Kim Eun-Hye at a forum sponsored by the Christian Ethics Movement (Rev. Hong Jeong-gil, board chair), held on July 14 at Zoe Hall in the Korean Christian Building, Jongno-gu, Seoul. Prof. Kim, who teaches in the Christianity and Culture Department at Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, was speaking to the theme of the forum: “Christianity’s Response to Misogyny: Shall We Overcome?”
In her presentation, titled “The Church Surmounting Misogyny,” Prof. Kim said, “Even now in this 21st century, many members of the clergy are reproducing misogyny through their incorrect understanding of the Bible and Christian tradition.” She noted, “The emphasis on women’s obedience and submission to men as a ‘key value’ is a typical example of the problem.”
Reporter Yang Minkyeong (grieg@kmib.co.kr), with Marion Kim (marionkkim@icloud.com)
Full Story in Korean:
성차별적 교회문화 ‘여혐’ 부추길 수 있다: 기윤실, ‘여성혐오에 대한 기독교의 반성- 쉘 위 오버컴(Shall We Overcome)’포럼
Gender Discriminatory Church Culture May Kindle Woman Hatred
2016-07-15 16:33
