Sex, Gender and a Whole Lot of Confusion

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Abigail Favale, an associate professor of English and the dean of the College of Humanities at George Fox University in Oregon, has written ‘The Eclipse of Sex by the Rise of Gender’ and a related forthcoming Ignatius Press book. (photo: Courtesy of subject)

A conversation with Catholic literary scholar and former postmodern feminist Abigail Favale.

By Jonathan Liedl, EWTN News, April 12, 2021


Jonathan LiedlDeep confusion about sexual identity is a seeming cornerstone of contemporary society, plaguing not only our institutions and laws, but, sadly, the lived experiences of many. But according to Abigail Favale, a deeper linguistic confusion undergirds much of our inability to make sense of who we are in a way that fully integrates all the factors, including our bodies.

In fact, in an important 2019 piece for Church Life Journal entitled “The Eclipse of Sex by the Rise of Gender,” Favale argues that a widespread cultural neglect of our sexed bodies and inherent procreative potential as the basis for the distinction between men and women — and therefore for a person’s own sexual identity — is the source of many societal ills today. …

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