Overview

Many women of faith are interested in having deep conversations with their friends and families about issues they face in their personal lives. Unfortunately, there is a dearth of feminist and theologically progressive materials for these women to turn to for counsel or advice. Simultaneously, there are a growing number of theologically trained biblical scholars, theologians, and ministers who are experiencing similar life challenges, but who are generally discouraged from writing about these experiences in ways that would be accessible to the general public. This book bridges the chasm between Christian laywomen and feminist theologians. For the last fifty years, feminist theologians have sought to reimagine Christian theology in ways that speak to the realities and complexities of women’s lives. They have also sought to use women’s experience as the starting point for theological reflection in the same way that men’s lives have shaped the history of Christian theology for the past 2000 years. In this book, feminist Christian scholars of theology and religion use the tools of their trade to examine powerful personal life experiences and to search for new and empowering ways of understanding the power of the sacred as they have experienced it.

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Author:   Professor Rebecca Todd Peters (Elon University, USA) ,  Dr. Grace Yia-Hei Kao (Claremont School of Theology, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   T.& T.Clark Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.40cm
Weight:   0.260kg
ISBN:  

9780567683007

ISBN 10:   0567683001
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   27 December 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: Feminist Theology as Conversation and Invitation - Rebecca Todd Peters, Elon University, USA and Grace Kao, Claremont School of Theology, USA Chapter 1: Why We Need Besties (friendship) - Kate Ott, Drew University, USA Chapter 2: Bedrest Stinks (pregnancy) - Ellen Ott Marshall, Candler School of Theology, USA Chapter 3: The Chuck E. Cheese Challenge (simple living)- María Teresa Dávila, Independant Scholar Chapter 4: I Want My Babies Back (miscarriage) - Monica Coleman, Claremont School of Theology, USA Chapter 5: Where are you really from? (racism), Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Earlham School of Theology, USA Chapter 6: Re-membering Rape (sexual assault) Marcia Mount Shoop, Vanderbilt University, USA Chapter 7: Girl-Talk (gossip) - Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, Bellarmine University, USA Chapter 8: Cursing God (infertility) - Gina Messina-Dysert, Loyola Marymount University, USA Chapter 9: Casting Out fear (death and dying) - Victoria Rue, San Jose State University, USA Chapter 10: Happily Ever After (voluntary childlessness) - Kendra Hotz, Rhodes College, USA List of Contributors Bibliography Index

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Rebecca Todd Peters is Professor of Religious Studies at Elon University, USA. Grace Y. Kao is Professor of Ethics at Claremont School of Theology and Co-Director of her school’s Center for Sexuality, Gender, and Religion, USA.

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