Feminism, Sexuality, and the Return of Religion

by Alcoff, Linda Martin; Caputo, John D.

• ISBN13: 9780253223043
• ISBN10: 0253223040
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-19
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

Feminist theory and reflections on sexuality and gender rarely make contact with contemporary continental philosophy of religion. Where they all come together, creative and transformative thinking occurs. In Feminism, Sexuality, and the Return of Religion, internationally recognized scholars tackle complicated questions provoked by the often stormy intersection of these powerful forces. The essays in this book break down barriers as they extend the richness of each philosophical tradition. They discuss topics such as queer sexuality and religion, feminism and the gift, feminism and religious reform, and religion and diversity. The contributors are Hélène Cixous, Sarah Coakley, Kelly Brown Douglas, Mark D. Jordan, Catherine Keller, Saba Mahmood, and Gianni Vattimo.

Author Biography

Linda Martn Alcoff is Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College and the City University of New York. She is author of Visible Identities: Race, Gender, and the Self and editor of many books, including Singing in the Fire: Tales of Women in Philosophy and Identity Politics Reconsidered. John D. Caputo is Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Humanities at Syracuse University. He is author of The Weakness of God: A Theology of the Event(IUP, 2006) and editor (with Linda Martn Alcoff) of St. Paul among the Philosophers (IUP,2009).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. IX
Introduction: Feminism, Sexuality, and the Return of Religion	p. 1
In Defense of Sacrifice: Gender, Selfhood, and the Binding of Isaac	p. 17
The Return of Religion during the Reign of Sexuality	p. 39
Returning God: The Gift of Feminist Theology	p. 55
Religion, Feminism, and Empire: The New Ambassadors of Islamophobia	p. 77
It's All About the Blues: The Black Female Body and Womanist God-Talk	p. 103
Nihilism, Sexuality, Postmodern Christianity	p. 124
Promised Belief	p. 130
Concluding Roundtable: Feminism, Sexuality, and the Deconstruction of ôReligionö	p. 160
List of Contributors	p. 185
Index	p. 189
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