The Genesis of Gender Quotes

“Philosopher-saint Edith Stein puts it this way: “As woman was the first to be tempted, so did God’s message of grace come first to a woman, and each time woman’s assent determined the destiny of humanity as a whole.”
― Abigail Rine Favale, The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory

“Sexual difference is not an extraneous or faulty feature of the cosmos but an essential part of its goodness.”
― Abigail Rine Favale, The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory

“contemporary feminism has made a comfortable home for itself within the gender paradigm and even polices its linguistic boundaries. It is a sad paradox that a movement centered on the rights of women has led us to this curious juncture where the very definition of “woman” is under fierce dispute. How this happened is a strange story, rich in dramatic irony, and ultimately ruinous.”
― Abigail Rine Favale, The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory

“Woman” and “man” are language-based identities that can be inhabited by anyone. Because truth is just a story we tell ourselves, all self-told stories are true.”
― Abigail Rine Favale, The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory