Feminism and Theology / Edition 1

by Janet Martin Soskice, Lipton

Overview

Christianity and Judaism have produced reflective theology of thousands of years—until recently, relatively little of it was by women. This volume brings together the best essays in the field to give some idea of the riches of feminist writings in theology, now a global phenomenon and one that touches all the standard subdisciplines of theology, including scriptural studies, philosophy of religion and ethics, and historical theology. Topics include text and interpretation, the human person, the person of Jesus, embodiment, spirituality and sexuality, ecofeminism, and motherhood.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198782469
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/18/2003
Series:	Oxford Readings in Feminism
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	8.02(w) x 6.16(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

	Notes on Contributors	ix
	Acknowledgements	xv
	General Introduction	1
Part I.	Sources: In the Beginning God
	Introduction	11
1.	A Canterbury Tale	13
2.	The Red Tent	16
3.	On Being a Woman: Thailand	20
4.	Ecofeminism	23
5.	Judges, or Disasters of War	34
6.	Beyond God the Father	41
Part II.	Identity: Who Do You Say I Am?
	Introduction	47
7.	'Becoming Male'	49
8.	Female Martyrs	62
9.	Luther on the Image of God in Women	72
10.	Mujerista Theology	91
11.	Interview with Jose Miguez Bonino	97
12.	Life on the Fringes	102
13.	The Mute Cannot Keep Silent	109
Part III.	Sacred Texts: Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet
	Introduction	121
14.	The Hand that Rocks the Cradle	123
15.	The Sacrifice of Sarah	144
16.	The Hebrew God and His Female Complements	155
17.	The Secret of Redemption	175
18.	Galatians	188
19.	Philippians	197
20.	Women in the Pauline Churches	203
Part IV.	Practice: And Her Works Shall Praise Her in the Gates
	Introduction	227
21.	In Defense of the 'Daughters of Israel'	229
22.	Augustine on Marriage	245
23.	The Trinity, Prayer, and Sexuality	258
24.	Towards Inclusive Worship	268
Part V.	Incarnation and Embodiment: The Word Became Flesh
	Introduction	285
25.	Feminism and Christology	287
26.	The Challenge of the Darker Sister	302
27.	Jesus and Mary Magdalene	312
28.	The Breast of the Father	327
29.	Blood and Defilement	333
30.	Contours of a Queer Theology	344
31.	The Suffering Christ and the Asian Body	356
	Further Reading	365
	Index	369