Kepemimpinan Perempuan dalam Gereja:  Membongkar Mitos dan Meninjau Realitas

Amadea Prajna Putra  Mahardika; Leo Perkasa Tanjung

doi:10.53396/media.v5i2.301

Authors

Amadea Prajna Putra Mahardika Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Leo Perkasa Tanjung Teologia Pontificia Università Gregoriana Roma, Italia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53396/media.v5i2.301

Keywords:

Feminity; Church; Leadership; Sr Ann Rose Nu Tawng; Women’s Role

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate history, analyze concrete cases, and provide an in-depth look at whether and how women can play leadership roles in the Church. The method used in this research is a literature study. The case study method was also used with Sr Ann Rose Nu Tawng from Myanmar as the subject. The important result of this research is that women's leadership in the Church has a very vital function. In fact, women's leadership has various characteristics and advantages that cannot be replaced by men. Church history has proven that. Finally, the conclusion of this paper is that women should be given more opportunities and trust to take on leadership roles in the Church for the good of the Church itself.

Author Biographies

Amadea Prajna Putra Mahardika, Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Lahir di Semarang pada 24 Oktober 1995. Pendidikan terakhir adalah Sarjana Filsafat (S.Fil) Sekolah Tinggi Filsafat Driyarkara Jakarta dan Bachelor of Sacred Theology (S.T.B.) di Wedabhakti Pontifical Faculty of Theology Yogyakarta. Saat ini penulis sementara menempuh Program Magister Filsafat di Fakultas Teologi Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta.

Leo Perkasa Tanjung, Teologia Pontificia Università Gregoriana Roma, Italia

Lahir di Denpasar, 12 Agustus 1995. Pendidikan terakhir adalah Sarjana Filsafat (S.Fil) Sekolah Tinggi Filsafat Driyarkara Jakarta. Saat ini beliau sementara menempuh pendidikan di Prodi Baccalaureato in Teologia Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Roma.

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