"The Human Situation"-Valerie Saiving
Study Questions


1. What is the tradition Christian view of the "human condition"? [26]

2. What is the usual meaning of sin? [26]

3. What is the relationship of love to sin [26-7]

4. What is the author's view of this description of human experience? [27]

5. What does the universal fact of women bearing and nurturing babies mean for children's gender identity? [30]

6. How does a girl become a woman [30-31]

7. How does a boy become a man? [30-32]

8. How do males and females differ in their relationship to the world of nature? [32-33]

9. Why are great philosophers, artists, musicians, or dictators more likely to be men? [34]

10 Why does Margaret Mead suggest men have a much greater need for achievement than women? [34]

11. In what way can the modern era be described as a particularly masculine era? [35]

12. How does motherhood influence a woman's concept of self? [36-38]

13. What dangers, temptation, and "sins" are linked to "the basic feminine character structure"? [37]

14. Why is traditional theology's views of sin and redemption dangerous for women? [39-41]