Gender Ideology and the Contemporary Catholic Church

This book sociologically investigates the contemporary Catholic Church's stance on gender diversity and gender ideology and explores ways to adapt the social science perspectives on sex, gender, and gender fluidity in the Church's moral teachings, applying Pope Francis's inductive synodal theology. Using the sociological theories on gender, moral panics, and morality and drawing on secondary literature, media reports, and church documents, it specifically unpacks the gender ideology's alleged grave threats to humanity, family, children, and human dignity as moral panics as well as examines the Catholic morality of gender-enhancement treatment and sex change. Ultimately, this book aims to inculturate or adapt the contemporary sociological gender theory and research in the Catholic Church's moral doctrines as a synodal response to the signs of the times. It therefore appeals to church authorities, moral theologians, LGBTQI leaders, as well as scholars and students of sociology, religion, and gender studies.

Analyzes both conflict and common ground between papal views on gender and those of sociologists and feminists Reappraises the empirical foundation of the Catholic Church's teachings on gender theory through a sociological lens Reconciles Pope Francis's views on gender and his synodal approach to welcome the LGBTQI group in his synodal church

Autorentext

Vivencio O. Ballano is Associate Professor V and Program Chairperson of the Master of Arts in Sociology, Graduate School Program, Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), Manila. He received advanced degrees in theology and sociology from the Ateneo de Manila University. To date, Dr. Ballano has published seven Scopus-indexed monographs as well as two forthcoming books in 2024, all under the imprints Springer Nature and Routledge. He has also published several Scopus and Web of Science-indexed journal articles in the fields of sociology of law, post-disaster, religion, gender, clerical sexual abuse, homosexuality, LGBTQI+ inclusivity, and Catholic social teaching.

Klappentext

This book sociologically investigates the contemporary Catholic Church s stance on gender diversity and gender ideology and explores ways to adapt the social science perspectives on sex, gender, and gender fluidity in the Church s moral teachings, applying Pope Francis s inductive synodal theology. Using the sociological theories on gender, moral panics, and morality and drawing on secondary literature, media reports, and church documents, it specifically unpacks the gender ideology s alleged grave threats to humanity, family, children, and human dignity as moral panics as well as examines the Catholic morality of gender-enhancement treatment and sex change. Ultimately, this book aims to inculturate or adapt the contemporary sociological gender theory and research in the Catholic Church s moral doctrines as a synodal response to the signs of the times. It therefore appeals to church authorities, moral theologians, LGBTQI leaders, as well as scholars and students of sociology, religion, and gender studies.

Inhalt

The Book's Overview.- Gender and Gender Ideology in the Catholic Church: A Synodal-Sociological Exploration.- Separating the Wheat from the Chaff in the Catholic Church's Gender Ideology: A Sociological-Synodal Unpacking.- Gender Ideology's Alleged Threat to Humanity: A Critical Sociological-Synodal Analysis.- Gender Ideology's Alleged Dangers to the Family in Society: A Synodal-Sociological Appraisal.- Gender Ideology's Alleged Threats to Children's Welfare, Sociology, and Synodal Theology.- Gender Ideology and the Catholic Morality of Transgenderism and Sex Change.- Human Dignity and Gender Issues in Contemporary Society: A Synodal-Sociological Exploration.- Inculturating Gender Diversity and LGBTQI Inclusivity: A Synodal Call for the Catholic Church.