Thesis (S.T.M.)--Yale Divinity School, 1990. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-95).

Thesis (M.A.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 132-138).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Ashland Theological Seminary, 2006. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 249-260).

Thesis (M. Div.)--St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, 2005. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 22-23).

Thesis (M.A.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2005. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 110-114).

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Esta pesquisa baseia-se na aplicação da Musicoterapia para tratar os danos emocionais decorrentes da violência doméstica, tendo como base teorias, conceitos e métodos da Teologia Feminista. A frase inicial do titulo Desconstruindo Amélia foi inspirada na canção de mesmo nome, composta por Pitty e Martin (2008). Muitas mulheres que sofreram violência doméstica passam por este processo de desconstruir suas Amélias interiores, para então reerguerem-se como mulheres livres, seguras de si, autônomas, fortes e empoderadas de toda a sua feminilidade para serem simplesmente mulheres, sem nenhum rótulo ou estereótipo. Para dar conta da temática proposta para esta dissertação foi feita uma pesquisa bibliográfica e uma pesquisa social. Em termos metodológicos, a pesquisa social utilizada pode ser definida como uma pesquisa-ação de ordem qualitativa, aprovada pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Faculdades EST, conforme prevê a resolução 196/96 do Conselho Nacional de Saúde. Seu objetivo principal foi investigar de que forma a Musicoterapia e a Teologia Feminista podem ressignificar os danos emocionais decorrentes da violência doméstica. Especificamente, buscou investigar em que medida os recursos da Musicoterapia são eficazes para minimizar ou curar a depressão e os estados de ansiedade de mulheres em situação de violência doméstica, bem como investigar em que medida a Musicoterapia pode ser aplicada para elevar a autoestima e estimular a autonomia e a re-socialização da população alvo desta pesquisa. Por fim, buscou-se compreender o discurso religioso e a sua relação com o comportamento de mulheres que vivenciaram a violência doméstica. Constatou-se que a Musicoterapia pode ser um instrumento eficaz para tratar os danos emocionais em mulheres decorrentes da violência doméstica. A particularidade da música como linguagem não-verbal auxilia muito este processo, pois acessamos o trauma de forma inconsciente. No entanto, para fazer uso da Musicoterapia como instrumento de reabilitação emocional de mulheres que viveram situações de violência doméstica, é necessário sempre estar com um olhar direcionado para as questões de gênero, tornando-a uma Musicoterapia com perspectivas feministas. Neste ponto, a Teologia Feminista contribuiu solidamente. Concluiu-se também que as participantes que receberam conselhos espirituais negativos ou obtiveram apenas a omissão de sua Igreja, tiveram resultados piores do que as participantes que receberam apoio de seus líderes espirituais ou apenas não procuraram nenhuma Igreja. / This research is based on the application of Music Therapy to treat the emotional damage resulting from domestic violence, based on theories, concepts and methods of Feminist Theology. The opening sentence of the title Deconstructing Amelia was inspired by the song of the same name, composed by Pitty and Martin (2008). Many women who have suffered domestic violence go through this process of deconstructing their Amelias interiors, then to rise again as free women, selfconfident, independent, strong and empowered in all her femininity to be just women, without any label or stereotype. To account for the proposed theme for this dissertation was made a bibliographical research and social research. In terms of methodology, the research can be defined as an action research of a qualitative nature, approved by the Ethics Committee of the Colleges EST, as required by resolution 196/96 of the National Health Council. Its main objective was to investigate how Music Therapy and Feminist Theology can reframe the emotional damage resulting from domestic violence. Specifically, we sought to investigate the extent to which funds Music Therapy are effective to minimize or cure depression and anxiety states of women in situations of domestic violence, as well as investigate the extent to which Music Therapy can be applied to raise self-esteem and fostering the autonomy and re-socialization of the target population of this research. Finally, we sought to understand the religious discourse and its relation to the behavior of women who experienced domestic violence. It was found that Music Therapy can be an effective tool to treat the emotional damage in women due to domestic violence. The particularity of music as nonverbal language assists a lot in the process, because the trauma in an unconscious way. However, to make use of Music Therapy as a tool for emotional rehabilitation of women who have experienced domestic violence, you should always be with a look directed to gender issues, making it a Music Therapy with feminist perspectives. At this point, Feminist Theology contributed solidly. It was also concluded that participants who receive spiritual advice obtained only negative or omission of his Church, had worse outcomes than participants who received support from their spiritual leaders or just did not look for any Church.

Las iglesias luteranas de América Latina y El Caribe han participado desde el 2007 del Programa de Sustentabilidad. Este Programa fue una iniciativa del Departamento de Misión y Desarrollo de la Federación Luterana Mundial con el fin de reflexionar juntas sobre su sustentabilidad en busca de nuevos modelos de liderazgo. Este trabajo propone usar llaves hermenéuticas basadas en la Teología Feminista de la Liberación para pensar otros modelos de liderazgo y otros modelos eclesiásticos. El argumento central es que la utilización de la Teología Feminista de Liberación como lente de análisis del liderazgo de estas iglesias, permite entrever nuevas formas de interpretar las estructuras eclesiásticas que sean más participativas e inclusivas. La Teología Feminista de Liberación propone el espiral hermenéutico como método de análisis y desafía a mirar los modelos de iglesia en diálogo con la experiencia cotidiana de mujeres y otros grupos excluidos. Llama a concebir la iglesia como estructura relacional, como un espiral concéntrico y abierto, interconectado con todas las cosas. / The Lutheran churches in Latin America and the Caribbean have been participating since 2007 of the Sustainability Program. This Program was a result of the initiative of the Department of Mission and Development of the Lutheran World Federation with the main goal at together reflecting about their own sustainability. This paper proposes to use hermeneutical keys based on Feminist Liberation Theology to reflect about new ecclesiastical models and new models of leadership. The main argument is that using Feminist Liberation Theology as the lenses for the analysis of the leadership of those churches allows envisioning new ways of interpreting ecclesiastical structures that are more participatory and inclusive. Feminist Theology of Liberation proposes the hermeneutical spiral as method for analysis and challenges to look at the ecclesiastical models in dialog with the daily experiences of women and other excluded groups. It calls to understand the church as a relational structure, as a concentric spiral, always open, interconnected with all things.

O objetivo principal desta dissertação é fazer uma reflexão sobre as implicações pedagógicas, metodológicas e hermenêuticas da leitura da Bíblia, a partir de uma perspectiva popular e feminista. Nos dois primeiros capítulos são apresentadas algumas implicações envolvidas nessa leitura. Nas implicações pedagógicas foram resgatadas algumas das ideias de educação libertadora e conscientizadora presentes na Pedagogia do Oprimido, de Paulo Freire. Nas implicações metodológicas foi destacada a leitura popular da Bíblia como referência de verdadeiro processo de estudo bíblico popular, que parte de uma pedagogia conscientizadora e libertadora. E nas implicações hermenêuticas foi proposto um diálogo com a hermenêutica crítica feminista de libertação, desenvolvida por Elisabeth S. Fiorenza, pelo seu compromisso ético e político com a mulher enquanto sujeito histórico. No terceiro capitulo são apresentados um relato de experiência do grupo Flor de Manacá e o estudo realizado pelo grupo com o texto do Evangelho de João 8.1-12, que buscou visibilizar não só a metodologia da leitura popular e feminista da Bíblia, mas todo o processo do grupo como sujeito da leitura da Bíblia no contexto da cultura nordestina. Essa experiência e a pesquisa são reveladoras da importância dos grupos e da comunidade num processo de uma nova pedagogia para os estudos bíblicos, comprometidos com uma leitura da Bíblia que seja conscientizadora e libertadora e ao mesmo tempo sensível aos contextos culturais nos quais estão inseridos. / The main goal of this dissertation is to consider the pedagogical, methodological and hermeneutical implications of the reading of the Bible, in a popular and feminist perspective. In the first two chapters are presented some implications involved in this reading. Concerning the pedagogical implications we came back to some ideas on liberating education of Paulo Freire‟s work Pedagogy of the oppressed. Concerning the methodological implications we highlighted in the popular reading of the Bible as a reference for true popular Bible study process, starting from a liberating and empowering pedagogy. Concerning the hermeneutical implications, it was proposed a dialogue with the critical feminist liberation hermeneutics, developed by Elisabeth S. Fiorenza, because of her political and ethical commitment with women while historical subjects. In the third chapter are presented a report of the Flor de Manacá group experience, and the reflection conducted by that group on the text of the Gospel of John 8.1-12. It aimed not only to show the popular methodology and feminist reading of the Bible, but also the whole process of the group as a subject of the reading of the Bible in the context of Brazilian Northeastern culture. This experience and research reveal the importance of the groups and of the community in a process of a new pedagogy for biblical studies, committed to a reading of the Bible that is liberating and empowering and, at the same time, sensible to the cultural context in which it is inserted.

M.A. / The main aim of the research was to make the book of Revelation, often considered as a marginal book within the context of the Christian Bible, more accessible for contemporary readers. The study's first focus is on the contextualization of the creation of this book. The most accepted time frame in which this text was written is around 95-96 AD. The social-historical context in those years was investigated and possible crisis and conflict elements identified. Hypotheses about authorship was developed concluding that Revelation was probably written by a Jew who was part of an itinerant group which was viewed as apocalyptic prophets. The structure of the book of Revelation was investigated, as it is essential for the analysis of the contents. It was found that scholarship has not yet reach consensus of the book of Revelation. Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza nonetheless found general approval among scholars and thus was this chiastic surface structure applied on the book of Revelation. Other models of interpretation were investigated as well as key terminology. The focus then moved to feminist theology. It's origins, key terminology, important contributors and its contributions in the world were investigated. A couple of the new feminist hermeneutical and exegetical models that have been developed during the last decade were research concentrating especially on the twelve tenets developed from the notion of Denise Carmody's pillars of feminist theology. Revelation is interpreted by using these twelve tenets namely the quest for truth, meaning, justice, equality, love, hope, beauty, identity, empowerment, unity, happiness/fulfilment and freedom. Finally, this analysis is briefly evaluated in order to establish if the main aims namely: to arrive at a fresh interpretation of Revelation, making the book of Revelation more accessible to its readers, evaluating the book's relevance for today and developing the means to lead more believers or other readers from fear to freedom, was accomplished. The study concluded that this method had the potential to contribute towards a fresh interpretation of the apocalypse, and the identification of a meaningful message in the narrative. However, using this method exclusively in the exegetical analysis of the book of Revelation, tended to narrow the focus down to only a limited aspect of this rich and varied text. The findings of this research project suggested that, with further refinement, the Carmody-derived research process could fruitfully be used in conjunction with other feminist hermeneutical and exegetical models. Integrated in this manner, it has the potential to contribute towards a change in interpretive perspective and practice.

Please read the abstract in the section, 09summary of this dokument / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Practical Theology / PhD / Unrestricted