Ashley Purpura
Biographic Data
| ID | 1693513 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashley Purpura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashley |
| FAMILY NAME | Purpura |
| SIGNATURE | PURPURA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Purdue University Religious Studies Program, 500 Oval Drive, Room G34D West Lafayette IN 47907 USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5646-1266 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
How Orthodox Women Read and Teach the Bible
Even though women are traditionally restricted from holding clerical offices most associated with preaching, many Orthodox women, much like laymen, read and teach the Bible in nonliturgical contexts, ranging from homes to universities. Based on Paul’s proscription that women ought not to speak in the assembly (1 Corinthians 14:34) and traditional androcentricism that marks much of Orthodoxy’s liturgical leadership, one might assume women have lit…
Innovating “Traditional” Women’s Roles
Some contemporary hierarchically endorsed statements about gender within Orthodox Christianity appeal to “traditional roles” for women. Byzantine hagiographies about women, however, often confound the stability suggested by such rhetoric, and offer a more open “tradition” of Orthodox Christians celebrating diverse and boundary‐breaking forms of women’s sanctity (even if via negation of their womanhood). Although these texts betray an unabashedly …
Beyond the Binary
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Beyond the Binary
Innovating “Traditional” Women’s Roles
Some contemporary hierarchically endorsed statements about gender within Orthodox Christianity appeal to “traditional roles” for women. Byzantine hagiographies about women, however, often confound the stability suggested by such rhetoric, and offer a more open “tradition” of Orthodox Christians celebrating diverse and boundary‐breaking forms of women’s sanctity (even if via negation of their womanhood). Although these texts betray an unabashedly …
How Orthodox Women Read and Teach the Bible
Even though women are traditionally restricted from holding clerical offices most associated with preaching, many Orthodox women, much like laymen, read and teach the Bible in nonliturgical contexts, ranging from homes to universities. Based on Paul’s proscription that women ought not to speak in the assembly (1 Corinthians 14:34) and traditional androcentricism that marks much of Orthodoxy’s liturgical leadership, one might assume women have lit…
Gender Studies (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Religious studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Theology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Appeal (1 work)