Women's Spirituality: Contemporary Feminist Approaches to Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Goddess Worship
Women's Spirituality: Contemporary Feminist Approaches to Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Goddess Worship comes directly out of women's grassroots efforts to understand and transform their spiritual traditions. It is a comprehensive account of the discussions, arguments, perspectives and approaches of contemporary women in Canada toward spirituality and the monotheistic religions. The author presents a concise history of each religion, discusses normative practices and focuses on the roles, rituals and rights of contemporary women as they accommodate to and deal with their respective religions. Women's Spirituality deals with women's encounters with spirituality within the framework of Judaism, Christianity and Islam and outside of this framework within the new religions of contemporary Goddess worship. Women's spirituality flourishes in all traditions, however male-dominated they may be. Somehow, women find, or make, space in which they can express their deepest spiritual feelings and thoughts. The aims of this book are to acquaint readers briefly with the range of expressions of women's spirituality; to give an accessible report on feminist theology, the theology that takes into account women's experiences; and, in particular, to examine how feminist theologians treat the central issues in three old traditions and one new one. An updated, and revised edition of Stuckey's successful 1998 book, Feminist Spirituality: An Introduction to Feminist Theology in Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Feminist Goddess Worship, this book will be useful to anyone unfamiliar with the work of feminists within any or all of the three monotheistic traditions that have been so crucial to shaping western attitudes to and treatment of women. The book an introduction to one of the fastest-growing new forms of women's spirituality in the West: Feminist Goddess Worship.
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Women's Spirituality: Contemporary Feminist Approaches to Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Goddess Worship
Women's Spirituality: Contemporary Feminist Approaches to Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Goddess Worship comes directly out of women's grassroots efforts to understand and transform their spiritual traditions. It is a comprehensive account of the discussions, arguments, perspectives and approaches of contemporary women in Canada toward spirituality and the monotheistic religions. The author presents a concise history of each religion, discusses normative practices and focuses on the roles, rituals and rights of contemporary women as they accommodate to and deal with their respective religions. Women's Spirituality deals with women's encounters with spirituality within the framework of Judaism, Christianity and Islam and outside of this framework within the new religions of contemporary Goddess worship. Women's spirituality flourishes in all traditions, however male-dominated they may be. Somehow, women find, or make, space in which they can express their deepest spiritual feelings and thoughts. The aims of this book are to acquaint readers briefly with the range of expressions of women's spirituality; to give an accessible report on feminist theology, the theology that takes into account women's experiences; and, in particular, to examine how feminist theologians treat the central issues in three old traditions and one new one. An updated, and revised edition of Stuckey's successful 1998 book, Feminist Spirituality: An Introduction to Feminist Theology in Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Feminist Goddess Worship, this book will be useful to anyone unfamiliar with the work of feminists within any or all of the three monotheistic traditions that have been so crucial to shaping western attitudes to and treatment of women. The book an introduction to one of the fastest-growing new forms of women's spirituality in the West: Feminist Goddess Worship.
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Women's Spirituality: Contemporary Feminist Approaches to Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Goddess Worship

Women's Spirituality: Contemporary Feminist Approaches to Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Goddess Worship

by Johanna H Stuckey
Women's Spirituality: Contemporary Feminist Approaches to Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Goddess Worship

Women's Spirituality: Contemporary Feminist Approaches to Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Goddess Worship

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Women's Spirituality: Contemporary Feminist Approaches to Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Goddess Worship comes directly out of women's grassroots efforts to understand and transform their spiritual traditions. It is a comprehensive account of the discussions, arguments, perspectives and approaches of contemporary women in Canada toward spirituality and the monotheistic religions. The author presents a concise history of each religion, discusses normative practices and focuses on the roles, rituals and rights of contemporary women as they accommodate to and deal with their respective religions. Women's Spirituality deals with women's encounters with spirituality within the framework of Judaism, Christianity and Islam and outside of this framework within the new religions of contemporary Goddess worship. Women's spirituality flourishes in all traditions, however male-dominated they may be. Somehow, women find, or make, space in which they can express their deepest spiritual feelings and thoughts. The aims of this book are to acquaint readers briefly with the range of expressions of women's spirituality; to give an accessible report on feminist theology, the theology that takes into account women's experiences; and, in particular, to examine how feminist theologians treat the central issues in three old traditions and one new one. An updated, and revised edition of Stuckey's successful 1998 book, Feminist Spirituality: An Introduction to Feminist Theology in Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Feminist Goddess Worship, this book will be useful to anyone unfamiliar with the work of feminists within any or all of the three monotheistic traditions that have been so crucial to shaping western attitudes to and treatment of women. The book an introduction to one of the fastest-growing new forms of women's spirituality in the West: Feminist Goddess Worship.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781926708027
Publisher: Inanna Publications
Publication date: 03/28/2010
Pages: 250
Product dimensions: 5.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Johanna H. Stuckey is the author of numerous learned articles, papers, book reviews, and a textbook on feminist spirituality. Her courses have been popular with students of all ages, and she has appeared often on television and radio. Johanna lives in Toronto and is currently working on another book tentatively entitled, Goddesses and Dying Gods in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean. She is a regular contributor to the feminist spirituality magazine, Matrifocus.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

Foreword 1

Chapter 1 Women's Spirituality 3

Women's Spirituality and Feminism 5

Religions with Complementary Female/Male Roles 7

Religions "Dominated" by Women 9

Women's Spiritual Space in Male-Dominated Religions 9

Women and Fundamentalism Aims and Scope of this Book 12

Chapter 2 Feminist Theology 15

Categories of Feminist Theology 18

First-wave Feminism and Religion 19

Second-wave Feminism and Feminist Theology 24

Chapter 3 Judaism, Feminism, and Feminist Theology 27

Background 27

The Hebrew Bible 31

Arrival in Canaan 35

Israelite Religion 37

The Synagogue in the Diaspora 41

Jewish Law and Women 43

Jewish Mysticism 44

Later Developments 45

Judaism Today 47

Types of Judaism 55

Women and Religious Leadership 59

Contemporary Movements 60

Jewish Feminism and Feminist Theology 60

Multicultural ism and Difference 71

Lesbian Voices 73

Discussion 75

Chapter 4 Christianity, Feminism and Feminist Theology 79

Background 79

The Christian Scriptures 81

The Mystery Religions 85

Early Christianity 86

Women's Leadership in the Early Church 90

From "House Church" to Basilica 92

Christian Mysticism 93

The Reformation in the West 94

Christianity Today 96

Types of Christianity 102

Women and Religious Leadership 106

Christian Feminism and Feminist Theology 107

Womanist Theology 116

Christian-Feminist Theologies Worldwide 118

Lesbian Voices 119

Discussion 121

Chapter 5 Islam, Feminism and Feminist Theology 123

Background 124

The Holy Qur'an 127

Pre-Islamic Arabia 129

Sunnis and Shiites 133

Women in Islamic History 134

The Spread of Islam 136

Islamic Law 138

Islamic Mysticism 141

Later Developments 142

Islam Today 145

Types of Islam 153

Women and Religious Leadership 155

Islamic Feminism and Feminist Theology 156

Muslim Women and Western Feminism 158

"Political Islam": Women's Rights and Islamic Law 159

"Spiritual Islam" and Islamic Feminist Theology 162

Lesbian Voices 168

Discussion 170

Chapter 6 Goddess Worship, Feminism and Feminist Theology 175

Background 176

The History of (The) Goddess and Her Worshippers 177

Second-wave of Feminism and Spirituality 179

Wicca and Feminist Spirituality 183

Relations with Judaism and Christianity 186

Appropriation from Other Traditions 186

Feminist Goddess Worship Today 187

Feminist Goddess Worship and Thealogy 196

Feminist Goddess Thealogy 201

Lesbian Voices 202

Discussion 203

Concluding Thoughts 209

Glossary 214

Bibliography 222

Index 257

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