Ordination is Subordination
Sunday, November 19, 2023
12:13 AM
Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza sees ordination as an unhealthy manifestation of kyriarchy (a term she developed to refer to the systems of domination that manifest themselves in any relationship or system where any characteristic assigned by ones birth is subordinated to others.  This includes but is not limited to race, sex, gender, orientation,  and ability.  