![]() ![]() Not much time is left to consummate this paradigm shift, to renew the image of womanhood in ourselves. Who of us didn’t experience the physical and mental exhaustion in trying to accomplish all our commitments? ![]() Even though we are not living in the beginning stage, still we stand in the midst of the balancing act between woman, wife, mother and working world. Women have fought for equality and recognition and experienced that no one would roll out a red carpet for them.The external paradigm shift has been carried out throughout the last centuries, more or less complete, especially thanks to the influence of the women’s movement.įreed for education, studying, work, positions in the different parts of society, women here in Europe and other continents now have to face an inner conflict, an internal disruption between the traditional image of womanhood, still alive in society and the new challenges, they have to meet. Let`s have a look at our situation today. ![]() I am sure there are similar statements of other great teachers, philosophers and founders of religions. Before seen as jar to receive water of life, the woman becomes the fountain of the water of life. Jesus implements a radical paradigm shift. ![]() The woman is so exited hearing these words from Jesus that she leaves her jar behind, in those times the symbol of femininity, and runs back to her community to share her experience with her people. This is a revolutionary promise, because only God Himself so far had been seen as the fountain of life. Jesus, while talking to her refers to the symbolism and tells her that through the word that he is giving her, she can become a well, a fountain of independent, creative life. The woman of Samaria comes to the well with a jar to fetch water. At the well, Jesus develops a completely unusual image of man and especially of womanhood, unusual for the time of Jesus and usual for us today. Peace is possible!Ī marvelous example of paradigm shift which deeply affects us as women has been described by Elisabeth Moltmann Wendel in her book Men and Women, Ancient Roles, New Values.Ĭonsider the Biblical story of the woman of Samaria who meets Jesus, the Jewish rabbi. This again will change the view of our world tremendously. Now we see the next paradigm change through neuro biology, showing that man is made to cooperate. Darwin’s theory of natural selection changed not only the scientific but also the philosophical view of life. There are many examples of paradigm shifts especially in natural sciences. In humanities and arts, paradigm shifts are also described as turns. The term “paradigm shift” has found uses in many contexts – In humanities paradigm shift represents a major qualitative change in a certain thought-pattern – a radical change in personal beliefs, complex systems or organizations, replacing the former way of thinking with a radically different way of thinking. Presentation at a conference of the Women's Federation for World Peace, on "Concluding the United Nations Decade on a Culture of Peace," Paris, France, June 5-7, 2009 Written by Ingrid Lindemann, President Women's Federation for World Peace-Germany ![]()
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