New Feminist Christianity

Many Voices, Many Views

Mary E. Hunt, Diann L. Neu

• Publisher: SkyLight Paths
• Year: 2012
• ISBN:
  9781594734137
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Teologia e religione
• Subtopic: Chiesa cristiana

Powerful insights from ministers, theologians, activists, leaders, artists and liturgists who are shaping the future.

"Christianity has been a source of the oppression of women, as well as a resource for unleashing women's full humanity. Feminist analysis and practice have recognized this. Feminist Christianity is reshaping religious institutions and religious life in more holistic, inclusive, and justice-focused ways."
—from the Introduction

Feminism has brought many changes to Christian religious practice. From inclusive language and imagery about the Divine to an increase in the number of women ministers, Christian worship will never be the same. Yet, even now, there is a lack of substantive structural change in many churches and complacency within denominations.

The contributors to this book are the thought leaders who are shaping, and being shaped by, the emerging directions of feminist Christianity. They speak from across the denominational spectrum, and from the many diverse groups that make up the Christian community as it finds its place in a religiously pluralistic world. Taken together, their voices offer a starting point for building new models of religious life and worship.

Topics covered include feminist:
• Theological Visions
• Scriptural Insights
• Ethical Agendas
• Liturgical and Artistic Frontiers
• Ministerial Challenges

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Part I: Feminist Theological Visions
• A Postcolonial Feminist Vision for Christianity
• Feminist Theology in Theological Education
• Latina Feminist Theology
• Crossing Borders
• Analysis, Interconnectedness, and Peacebuilding for a Just World
• Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality
• Why We Need Evangelical Feminists
• Part II: Feminist Scriptural Insights
• Where Are You Really From?
• Critical Feminist Biblical Studies
• Inclusivity and Distinctions
• The Future of Feminist Scripture Studies
• Part III: Feminist Ethical Agendas
• What Does Antiracist Feminist Christian Social Ethics Look Like?
• Trans-forming Feminist Christianity
• Seeking Justice and Healing
• Feminist Theo-ethics in Remix Culture
• Searching for an Ethic
• Part IV: Feminist Liturgical and Artistic Frontiers
• The Feminist Face of God
• More Than Words
• Feminist Eucharists at Wisdom’s Many Tables
• The Road Is Made by Walking
• This Is My Body
• “The Ones Who’ve Gone Before Us”
• Part V: Feminist Ministerial Challenges
• Women in Ministry in a Postfeminist Era
• Asian American Women and Renewal of Preaching
• Balancing Power and Humility
• Our Voices
• New Feminist Catholics
• Signs of Hope, Signs of Dismay
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Suggestions for Further Reading
• Index of Contributors
• About the Editors
• Copyright
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