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The Complementarity of Women and Men: Philosophy, Theology, Psychology, and Art
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The Complementarity of Women and Men makes a Catholic Christian case that men and women are very different in certain ways, but they also share a good, synergistic complementary relationship. Throughout the book, men and women are presumed to have equal dignity and importance, despite their disparities and mutually supportive interactions. This underlying understanding stems from the well-known and fundamental theological statement in Genesis that both sexes were created in the likeness of God.
Sr. Prudence Allen develops this position from religious, philosophical, and historical perspectives after a cogent philosophical introduction to complementary differences by J. Budziszewski. Following that, Deborah Savage provides a robust theological foundation for complementarity, relying on the writings of St. John Paul II. This is followed by Elizabeth Lev's chapter, which presents new and surprising art history evidence from Michelangelo's paintings in the Sistine Chapel that supports the complementarity interpretation. Paul Vitz's last chapter details and summarizes the scientific evidence supporting sexual difference and complementarity in psychology and neuroscience.
The Complementarity of Women and Men is a significant addition to the vital, complex, current debate about men, women, sex, and gender as a result of both the individual chapters and the overall perspective they present.
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