Cyberfeminism, religious rhetoric, and patriarchy: cyberfeminists’ approaches to tackling Christian scriptural texts and praxis in Ghana

Discussions on religious submission and patriarchy in cyberspaces offer a nuanced lens for investigating how religion contributes to the inferiorization of women. This paper focuses on the use of social media as an interrogation tool to analyse Biblical texts and norms that enforce women’s subjugation to men. It examines the approaches used by Ghanaian feminist groups and individuals, including the interrogation of the submission gospel, the social reverse narrative, the interrogation of church practices, nuanced re-interpretation of Biblical female characters, and advocacy for women’s rebellion against Christianity. Using a multidisciplinary approach centred on digital ethnography of social media platforms and qualitative interviews, this paper analyses textual feminist cyber posts, particularly by Pepper Dem Ministries (PDM) and Efe Plange. I argue that cyberfeminism provides a platform for the critical examination of Biblical texts and practices. This article contributes to debates on the submission gospel, patriarchy, and Christian-related discrimination against women.