OCR Feminist Theology

This PowerPoint is a full teaching sequence for OCR A Level Religious Studies (Developments in Christian Thought), covering the theme of Feminist Theology. It provides a structured, lesson-by-lesson approach designed to build student understanding of key thinkers, scholarly debates, and exam-level evaluative skills. Although designed for the OCR specification, the content is fully transferable to Eduqas or other exam boards that study Christianity, gender, and feminist perspectives.

Across the sequence, students explore the feminist theological contributions of Rosemary Radford Ruether and Mary Daly, with an additional section on Sallie McFague. While McFague is not explicitly required by OCR, she provides valuable wider-reading material that strengthens student evaluation and synoptic understanding.

Included in this resource:

• A full multi-lesson PowerPoint covering:

• Feminist Theology and its aims

• Ruether’s critique of androcentrism and Sexism and God-Talk

• Daly’s radical feminist theology, including the Unholy Trinity and God as Verb

• McFague’s ecofeminism and metaphorical language for God

• Comparative evaluation of Ruether and Daly

• Debate on whether Christianity is inherently sexist

• A Diamond Nine card-sorting activity for ranking the most and least convincing feminist arguments.

• A clear summary of Ruether’s Sexism and God-Talk focusing on androcentrism and the use of male language for God.

• Final comprehension and evaluation questions to consolidate learning and prepare students for exam-style responses.