To browse Academia. Religion e Incidencia Publica e-Journal. Abstract There is misunderstanding and blatant ignorance on the part of faith communities showing compassion to women who have been bashed for being forced into sex work in order to survive. This article focus on the role prostitutes played in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament and how phrases such as Β«playing the whoreΒ» have subjugated women into a submissive role and have open the door to abusive situations for them.
Through this exploration, the goal is to find a compassionate theology for those who engage in sex work. Hugo Cordova Quero. Musa W. The theme of the conference was healing. This article outlines the attempts that have been made by biblical scholars and faith activists to address their reading and interpreting strategies within the overall context of the HIV and AIDS pandemic. A particular concern of the author is that such reading strategies should seek to provide liberation and healing for those struggling with this most pernicious of human scourges.
Rye Bal. Melanie Goodman Dante. Amidst the disagreements there are issues that greatly need unified attention, not just to better conditions for women who choose to work in the sex industry, but also to assist in defining the laws to protect women that are brought into the trade against their will; e.
At what point will women be able to reconnect when it comes to commerce, sexuality and their combined power? Combining critical and experiential writing, XXX explores erotic labor from the classroom where academia creates the cultural concepts of the sex industry, to the working rooms of women performing the acts of sex for money. Within each segment feminism is redefined as consensual and nonconsensual acts are presented and contemplated, hopefully opening new doors for dialogue on the sex industry.
Ronald Weitzer. The issue of sex trafficking has become increasingly politicized in recent years due to the efforts of an influential moral crusade. This article examines the social construction of sex trafficking and prostitution more generally in the discourse of leading activists and organizations within the crusade,and concludes that the central claims are problematic,unsubstantiated,or demonstrably false.
