The Origin of Existence in Feminist Theology and Sadra’i Wisdom

How is the origin of existence depicted in feminist theology, and how this depiction can be criticized in the light of Sadra’I Wisdom? Along with their theoretical endeavor for improving the position of women, feminists have also dealt with the reformation of the theological beliefs regarding the origin of existence. By criticizing the idea of gender-oriented God in the common Christian thoughts, they have tried to represent an image that justifies feminist’s efforts in the course of the revival of women’s rights. Employing a descriptive- analytical method as well as probing into feminist's works, this study claims that some feminists in the "Theology of Transcendence" raised the status of the origin of existence higher than the Christian God; whereas some other feminists demoted it by focusing on the “Theology of Degradation". By depicting a hallucinated, variable, feminine, materialistic and non-transcendental God, the Theology of Degradation seeks to upgrade women’s status in order to compensate for their lost rights. Transcendence of women at the expense of God’s degradation is not plausible in Sadra’i Transcendental Wisdom. Indeed, woman’s transcendence according to Sadra’i Transcendental Wisdom is correlated with God’s transcendence. Hence, Sadra’i Wisdom challenges feminist Degradation Theology by representing a theorematic argument on two essential foundations of " the existence of the origin" and" absolute perfection of the origin". In addition, this system of wisdom not only depicts a plausible representation of the status of men and women, but also avoids the degradation of God’s status in order to provide the basis for achieving their lost rights.