Project Gutenberg 2009-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 82 Gardener, Helen H. (Helen Hamilton) 1853 1925 Chenoweth, Alice Ingersoll, Robert Green 1833 1899 Ingersoll, Bob Ingersoll, R. G. (Robert Green) Ingersoll, Robert G. (Robert Green) Men, Women, and Gods; and Other Lectures I. Men, women, and gods -- II. Vicarious atonement -- III. Historical facts and theological fictions -- Appendix. David Widger "Men, Women, and Gods; and Other Lectures" by Helen H. Gardener is a collection of lectures written in the late 19th century. The primary focus of this work is a critical examination of religion, particularly the role of women within various religious frameworks, using the Bible as a foundational text to challenge traditional views. Gardener seeks to empower women by arguing for their intellectual and moral equality, positing that many religious doctrines systematically undermine women's rights and dignity. The opening of the book introduces Gardener's foundational arguments against the interpretation of the Bible and the religious norms that have historically oppressed women. She questions the inherent contradictions within religious texts, highlighting how they can degrade women while simultaneously positioning them as inferior to men. By employing provocative and rhetorical questions, Gardener emphasizes the necessity for women to reclaim their narratives and urges her audience to critically engage with religious teachings that belittle their worth. She argues for a reassessment of traditional beliefs, advocating for a rational approach to faith that upholds justice and reason instead of blind adherence to outdated doctrines. This opening segment sets the stage for a broader discourse on equality, questioning the necessity and morality of long-held beliefs about gender roles in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Free thought BL Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 422465 422427 2024-09-13T04:20:27.755855 2023-09-13T09:22:17.406866 text/html text/html 432975 2021-01-18T12:32:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 145942 2021-01-18T12:42:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 205786 2024-09-13T04:20:34.518826 application/epub+zip 214267 2024-09-13T04:20:29.328841 application/epub+zip 214266 2024-09-13T04:20:28.393875 application/epub+zip 446560 2024-09-13T04:20:38.595820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412183 2024-09-13T04:20:33.826809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412434 2022-09-14T05:02:05.477568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364990 2024-09-13T04:20:26.986859 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 365131 2021-01-18T12:40:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 139329 2021-01-18T12:41:39 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18246 2024-09-13T04:20:38.729802 application/rdf+xml 17199 2024-09-13T04:20:28.747826 image/jpeg 3816 2024-09-13T04:20:28.568891 image/jpeg 200914 2024-09-13T04:20:27.789870 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia