The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Theology

by Briggs, Sheila; Fulkerson, Mary McClintock

• ISBN13: 9780199273881
• ISBN10: 019927388X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-01-13
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This innovative volume highlights the relevance of globalization and the insights of gender studies and religious studies for feminist theology. Beginning with a discussion of position of the discipline at the turn of the twenty-first century, the handbook seeks to present an inclusive account of feminist theology in the early twenty-first century that acknowledges the reflection of women on religion beyond the global North and its forms of Christianity. Globalization is taken asthe central theme, as the foremost characteristic of the context in which we do feminist theology today. The volume traces the impacts of globalization on gender and religion in specific geographical contexts, describing the implications for feminist theological thinking. A final section explores thechanging contents of the field, moving towards new models of theology, distinct from both the structure and language of traditional Christian systematic theology and the forms of secular feminism. The handbook draws on material from several religious traditions and every populated continent, with chapters provided by a diverse team of international scholars.

Table of Contents

Introduction, Sheila Briggs & Mary McClintock Fulkerson
I: Feminist Theology at the Crossroads
1. Feminist theology and the global imagination, Serene Jones
2. Feminist theology and the Jewish tradition, Melissa Raphael
3. What is Feminist Theology?, Sheila Briggs
II: Changing Contexts
4. Transethnic feminist theology of Asia: Globalization, identities, and solidarities, Namsoon Kang
5. Gynocentric thealogy of Tantric Hinduism: A meditation upon the Devi, Neela Bhattacharya Saxena
6. Globalization and religion: analysis from an Afro-Columbian feminist perspective, Maricel Mena Lopez
7. 'The world palpitates': Globalization and the religious faith and practices of Latin American women, Nancy E. Bedford
8. Globalization, women, and religion in the Middle East, Azza M. Karam
9. Interrupting 'global-speak': a feminist theological response from southern Africa to globalization, Denise M. Ackermann
10. 1. Theological perspective on mutual solidarity in the context of globalization: the Circle's experience, Elizabeth Amoah
11. Woman lost in the global maze: women and religion in East Africa under globalization, Philomena Njeri Mwaura
12. Feminist theologies and the European context, Lisa Isherwood
13. Globalization the second wave of colonization: impacts on wahine Maori., Tui Cadigan
14. First nation, empire and globalization, Andrea Smith
15. 1. Feminism, Inc.: Globalization and North American feminist theologies, Thandeka
III: Changing Contents
16. Beyond theology of religions: the epistemological and ethical challenges of inter-religious engagement, Sharon D. Welch
17. Beyond the god/man duo: globalization, feminist theology, and religious subjectivity, Ellen T. Armour
18. Feminist theologies of a world scripture/s in the globalization era, Musa W. Dube
19. The challenges of globalization for Muslim women, Zayn Kassam
20. Theology and identity in the context of globalization, Maria Pilar Aquino
21. Doing a theology from disappeared bodies: theology, sexuality, and the excluded bodies of the discourses of Latin American Liberation Theology, Marcella Althaus-Reid
22. Globalization and women's bodies in Latin America, Maria Christina Ventura
23. Globalization and narrative, Cheryl Kirk-Duggan
24. La Morenita on skis: Women's popular Marian piety and feminist research on religion, Elena Vuola
25. Feminist ritual practice, Theresa Berger
26. Globalization, women's transnational migration, and religious de-traditioning, Kathryn Tanner