Theology of the Womb:

Bridging the Mercy in Christy Angelle Bauman’s Theology through the Struggle of Assimilating the Meaning of the Womb in the Mother Wound Phenomenon

https://doi.org/10.63284/jk.v1i2.17

Authors

  • Prionaray Bram M Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Toraja
  • Agria Triputri Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Toraja, Indonesia
  • Meldisen Wangeri Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Toraja, Indonesia
  • Milhda Lisu Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Toraja, Indonesia
  • Novi Krisdyanti Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Toraja, Indonesia

Keywords:

Bible, Christy Angelle Bauman, Mother Wound, Theology of the Womb

Abstract

In this study, we try to see how the theology of mercy speaks in the current context. The world health organization that also presents anxiety and worry in the scope of Christianity, also helps to oppress the lives of believers. The church must also contribute greatly to speaking to what extent the Bible speaks about the struggles of believers' lives. Christy Angelle Bauman's theology of mercy in her book reflects on the struggles of women which are considered as struggles in general. In this study, we use qualitative research with a literature study approach to strengthen the search for relevant theories. Through this study, we found that the theology of mercy seeks to compare God and women. In the bleeding that women must feel as a gift, it turns out to have similarities to the bloodshed carried out by Jesus for the source of life (salvation). The responsibility in seeing the current context, more specifically facing the phenomenon of the mother wound, requires humans to reflect on the mercy that exists. Part of God's care, the audience is the same as a woman who must breastfeed her child through her breast as a gift. Those who put their hope in the womb have the duty and responsibility to care for the womb. Not in the sense of conceptualizing sexual identity, but simply showing that the task and responsibility of maintaining mercy is a universal responsibility.

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Published

31-07-2025

How to Cite

Bram M, P., Triputri, A., Wangeri, M., Lisu, M., & Krisdyanti, N. (2025). Theology of the Womb: : Bridging the Mercy in Christy Angelle Bauman’s Theology through the Struggle of Assimilating the Meaning of the Womb in the Mother Wound Phenomenon. Kognisio, 1(2), 73–82. https://doi.org/10.63284/jk.v1i2.17

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