Gender Essentialism and Orthodoxy: Beyond Male and Female (Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought)

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Within the Orthodox Church, discussions about women's roles, feminism, sexual orientation, and transgender rights have become heated battlegrounds. But this book dares to question the notion of gender essentialism, the belief that male and female are fixed, rigid categories with predefined characteristics and roles.

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