Spiritual Ecofeminism: Towards Deemphasizing Christian Patriarchy

Abstract

Social ecofeminists view women’s preference for spiritual ecofeminism as a kind of mythical means to escape social and environmental concerns. The paradigm of spiritual ecofeminism is hinged on the fact that it promotes goddess worship, regards women and environment as sacred beliefs, and alternating politics with religions, and condemning patriarchal religions. This paper is a theoretical exploration and appraisal of spiritual ecofeminism and using it as a paradigm to criticize Christian patriarchy. To attain the aim of the paper, a historical critical review method of related literature was adopted. It argued that Christianity is a patriarchal religion and emphasized spirituality as a critical tool in social transformation that promotes communication, solidarity, equality, cooperation, and consensus in human society.