Süreç-İlişkisel Teoloji ve İslamî Feminist Düşünce: Bir Ön Araştırma

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 443 - 468, 31.12.2024

Adis Duderija

Öz

Bu makale, süreç-ilişkisel teolojinin İslami feminist teolojiye muhtemel katkılarını incelemekte ve bu tür bir etkileşimin, İslamî geleneği cinsiyet eşitliği zaviyesinden yeniden yorumlama çabalarını önemli ölçüde zenginleştirebileceğini savunmaktadır. Süreç-ilişkisel teoloji; dinamik, her şeyle bağlı/bağlantılı ve duyarlı bir Tanrıya vurgu yaparak, hâkim olan İslâm teolojisinde yer alan ilâhî-insan ilişkilerine ve cinsiyet dinamiklerine dair, güçlü ataerkil eğilimlere sahip geleneksel hiyerarşik görüşlere meydan okuyan verimli bir çerçeve sunar. Bu makalede iddia edildiği üzere, süreç düşüncesinin İslamî feminizmle entegrasyonu, İslamî feminist teolojinin söylemsel temellerini daha da güçlendirebilecek temel İslam teolojisi kavramlarına dair yeni bakış açıları ortaya koyabilir. Modern Müslüman bağlamlarda feminist düşüncenin tarihini özetledikten ve Asma Lamrabet, Sa’diyya Shaikh ve Jerusha Lamptey Tanner’ın eserlerinde İslamî feminizme yapılan son katkıları inceledikten sonra bu makale, süreç-ilişkisel teolojinin dinamik ilişkiler üzerindeki vurgusunun ve katı hiyerarşileri reddetmesinin İslami feminist söyleme nasıl yeni bakış açıları sunabileceğini irdelemektedir. Bu sentez, İslam teolojisinde ilahî-insan ilişkileri, cinsiyet dinamikleri ve dinî otorite konularında daha cinsiyet eşitlikçi anlayışlar geliştirmeyi, potansiyel olarak İslamî feminizmin ve İslam feminist teolojisinin metafiziksel ve teolojik temellerini genişletmeyi ve diyalog için yeni yollar açmayı amaçlamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Asma Lamrabet, Sa'diyya Shaikh, jerusha Lamptey, Süreç-İlişkisel Teoloji, İslamî Feminism, İslamî Feminist Teoloji

Teşekkür

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Process Relational Theology and Islamic Feminist Thought: An Initial Exploration

Öz

This article examines the potential contributions of process relational theology to Islamic feminist theology, arguing that such an engagement can significantly enrich existing efforts to reinterpret Islamic tradition through a gender-justice lens. Process relational theology, by emphasising a dynamic, interconnected, and responsive God, offers a fertile framework that challenges traditional hierarchical views of divine-human relationships and gender dynamics found in mainstream Islamic theology that have strong patriarchal tendencies. The article suggests that integrating process thought into Islamic feminism can provide fresh perspectives on key Islamic theological concepts that can further fortify the discursive foundations of Islamic feminist theology. After outlining the history of feminist thought in modern Muslim contexts and reviewing recent contributions to Islamic feminism in the works of Asma Lamrabet, Sa’diyya Shaikh and Jerusha Lamptey Tanner, the article explores how process relational theology’s emphasis on dynamic relationships and rejection of rigid hierarchies can offer new insights into Islamic feminist discourse. This integration aims to develop more gender egalitarian understandings of divine-human relationships, gender dynamics, and religious authority in Islamic theology, potentially expanding the metaphysical and theological foundations of Islamic feminism and Islamic feminist theology and opening new avenues for dialogue.

Anahtar Kelimeler

process-relational theology, islamic feminism, islamic feminist theology, Asma Lamrabet, Sa'diyya Shaikh, Jerusha Lamptey

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