Virgin, Mother, Whore
This series discusses how Christianity often categorizes women as either the Virgin, the Mother, or the Whore, with sexuality being the deciding factor in how they’re viewed. It looks at the contrast between “pious” women and those labeled as “disobedient,” tying it all back to the idea that God controls man, and man controls woman. Through collages that showcase these restrictive categories, I hope to show how these rigid tropes limit women and start a conversation about why sexuality plays such a big role in defining their worth.
Virgin
Mother
Whore
Works Cited
“Bible: New Revised Standard Version.” Oremus Bible Browser. 30 June 2021. https://bible.oremus.org/.
Castelli, Elizabeth. “Virginity and Its Meaning for Women’s Sexuality in Early Christianity.” Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion 2, no. 1 (1986): 61–88.
Daly, Mary, Jennifer Rycenga, and Linda Barufaldi. “After the Death of God the Father.” In The Mary Daly Reader, 58-. NYU Press, 2017.
Edger, Kailla. “Evangelicalism, Sexual Morality, and Sexual Addiction: Opposing Views and Continued Conflicts.” Journal of Religion and Health 51, no. 1 (2012): 162–78.
Hunt, Mary E. “Good Sex: Women’s Religious Wisdom on Sexuality.” Reproductive Health Matters 4, no. 8 (1996): 97–103.
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