Which of the Following Best Represents a Renovationist Approach to Addressing

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best represents a renovationist approach to addressing gender inequality in religion?

• A) Identifying ways in which religion has been liberating or progressive for women, such as the important roles that religious women played in the Civil Rights Movement.
• B) Implementing some changes to religious practices to include women, such as expanding the Bar Mitzvah, the Jewish coming of age rite for boys, to include girls, known as the Bat Mitzvah.
• C) Restructuring established religions and blending in non-masculinist beliefs, such as Goddess worship.
• D) Leaving traditional religion and establishing religious communities based on gender-inclusive beliefs, such as Wicca.

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Definitions:

Task System

A labor system used on plantations, particularly in the cultivation of rice and cotton, where enslaved people were assigned specific tasks to complete each day, as opposed to working from sunrise to sunset.

Slave

A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.

Quota

A fixed share or allocation of something, often applied to trade limitations, immigration controls, or production targets.

Dahomey

A historical kingdom in West Africa, known for its powerful military, wealth through trade, and role in the transatlantic slave trade.