Feminist Theologies: Legacy and Prospect / Edition 1

by Rosemary Radford Ruether

Overview

This indispensable volume traces the rapidly evolving feministscene in theology over the last generation and highlights specificcontributions that have been and are being made. Althoughprominently Christian, the book also includes feminist initiativesfrom Judaism, Islam and Buddhism. The illustrious contributorsoffer an enlightening history, bracing analysis, and thoughtfulproposals for the future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800638948
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	01/17/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Rosemary Radford Ruether was the author of numerous influential works in feminist theology and the history of theology. Her recent works with Fortress Press include the edited volume Feminist Theologies: Legacy and Prospect (2007) and Many Forms of Madness: A Family's Struggle with Mental Illness and the Mental Health System (2010).

Table of Contents

Introduction - Rosemary Radford Ruether

At the Center: Rosemary Radford Ruether, Peggy H.Cleveland, Pamela Cooper-White, Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan

Pacific, Asian and North American-Asian Women'sTheologies: Rita Nakashima Brock

Latinas Writing Theology at the Threshold of the 21stCentury: Nancy Pineda-Madrid

Womanist Theology and Ethics: Stephanie Y. Mitchem

The Flowering of Feminist-Womanist Theologies:Mary E. Hunt

Muslim Feminism and Islamic Reformation:Nayereh Tohidi

Buddhist Feminist Scholarship: Sandy Boucher

Women, Religion, and the Ecological Crisis:Mary Evelyn Tucker

Prayer as Poetry, Poetry as Prayer: Marcia Falk