Family in the Church Latter-day Saint doctrine regarding family and gender

<p>To discover the compatibility of traditional Christianity and mainstream feminism, a content analysis was performed on confirmed sources of doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Through systematic reading and identifying themes of God and the Bible, gender role separation, patriarchy, or domestic violence, an analysis of pertinent feminist criticisms was performed. Latter-day Saint doctrine of family includes the following statements: (1) there is a Heavenly Mother as a divine partner to Heavenly Father, (2) the Bible contains errors regarding respect toward women, (3) women need to be active in education, home, and community, (4) men should honor wives and children, (5) all humans are children of God with no one being treated subordinately, and (6) abuse is never appropriate or justified. Although these doctrines do not perfectly align with feminist thought, they can be practically applied by social workers helping women of the Latter-day Saint faith.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology

Year

2006

Author dc:creator

• Seidel, Amber Jean

Contributors dc:contributor

• Robert Orrange, PhD, Chair
• Paul Leighton, PhD

• Mormon families
• Feminism
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Doctrines
• Family, Life Course, and Society

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/90

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-1089