Daughters of Abraham

by Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck; Esposito, John L.

• ISBN13: 9780813021034
• ISBN10: 0813021030
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida

Summary

Important for a general audience interested in women and religion, this book will be especially valuable to scholars in the fields of feminist theology, comparative religion, and interfaith studies.

Based on the premise that women's struggles to have their voices heard are shared throughout the monotheisms, these essays offer new insights into the traditions of three religions during the past century. Six scholars engage in dialogue with their own faith communities, reflecting on their scripture and theology in order to understand the process by which women have been constrained within the patriarchal teachings of the religion. Looking at texts long utilized to keep women within boundaries, they open up the scriptures and traditions to a feminist interpretation of the historical teachings of their faiths.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Karen Armstrong
Introduction: Women, Religion, and Empowerment	1	(11)
John L. Esposito
Settling at Beer-lahai-roi	12	(23)
Amy-Jill Levine
Hearing Hannah's Voice: The Jewish Feminist Challenge and Ritual Innovation	35	(15)
Leila Gal Berner
The Influence of Feminism on Christianity	50	(15)
Alice L. Laffey
Christian Feminist Theology: History and Future	65	(16)
Rosemary Radford Ruether
Hagar: A Historical Model for ``Gender Jihad''	81	(27)
Hibba Abugideiri
Rethinking Women and Islam	108	(39)
Amira El-Azhary Sonbol
Bibliography	147	(6)
Contributors	153	(4)
Index	157