God Images and Self Esteem

Download or read book God Images and Self Esteem written by Carroll Saussy and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carroll Saussy believes that women, especially, have difficulty with self-esteem because their lives are shaped and controlled by patriarchal rules and roles that make them second-class citizens. Only in recent decades and in highly educated or politically active communities have women awakened to and begun to expose the damaging effects of the domination-subordination soul of patriarchy. Saussy takes a theological and ideological approach in reviewing the system that fosters such poor self-esteem.