Abstract
The paper examines the tenets of neoconservatism in current Christian discourse. The notion of life that evolves around biology and procreation is seen as a marker of conservative argumentation. As Jordanova (1995) has argued, a shift in the ‘natural’ association of children with their mothers instead of their fathers occurred in the18th century due to a shift in perspective in life sciences and technology. The new model of procreation involving both parents and a biological, rather than theological, understanding of the process supports arguments that justify not ordaining women and taking anti-LGBTQ+ positions while simultaneously deleting its historical ties to science and thus ‘naturalizing’ the work of God. This paper is based on 119 interviews with pastors and lay members of the church.
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Putniņa, Aivita
(2024)
"Tenets of Neoconservatism: Biological and Theological Versions of Life and Gender in Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church,"
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe: Vol. 44
:
Iss.
8
, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55221/2693-2229.2574
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ree/vol44/iss8/4