Rosemary Radford Ruether

Looks at the Gospels from a feminist perspective, compares male and female images of the divine, and discusses male domination, Mariology, good and evil, women and the ministry, and eschatology

Toward a Feminist Theology : with a New Introduction

Sexism and God-talk

First published in 1975, New Woman, New Earth explores the connections between sexism, racism, anti-Semitism, environmental destruction, and other forms of domination. Long ahead of its time, it remains an unparalleled introduction to women's studies and the feminist critique of religion.

Sexist Ideologies and Human Liberation

New Woman, New Earth

The first comprehensive analysis of how the patriarchal paradigm developed and its challenge by the feminist paradigm over twenty centuries of Christian history.

A Theological History

Women and Redemption

Ecofeminists in the North must listen carefully to women in the South since common problems can only be solved by understanding cultural and historical differences. When women of the South reflect on ecological themes, these questions are rooted in life and death matters, not in theory, nor statistics. As Ruether writes, "Deforestation means women walking twice as far each day to gather wood ....

Third World Women on Ecology, Feminism, and Religion

Women Healing Earth

Traci C. West

Gale A. Yee

Deborah Sokolove

Letha Dawson Scanzoni

Victoria Rue

Jeanete Stokes

Janet Walton

Insights from ministers and theologians,activists and leaders, artists and liturgists whoare shaping the future of Christian feminism.New in Paperback!Feminism has brought many changes to Christianreligious practice. From inclusive language andimagery about the Divine to an increase in the numberof women ministers, Christian worship willnever be the same. Yet even now, there is a lack ofsubstantive structural change in many churches anda certain complacency within denominations.The contributors to this book are the thoughtleaders of the future who are shaping, and beingshaped by, the emerging directions of feminist Christianity.They speak from across the denominationalspectrum and from the many diverse groups thatmake up the Christian community. Taken together,their voices offer a starting point for building newmodels of religious life and worship. Contributors include: Mara Pilar Aquino Rachel A. R. Bundang Wanda Deifelt Marie M. Fortune Mary E.Hunt W. Anne Joh Eunjoo Mary Kim KwokPui-lan Cynthia Lapp Shelly Matthews Virginia Ramey Mollenkott Eleanor Moody-Shepherd Surekha Nelavala Diann L. Neu Kate M. Ott Nancy Pineda-Madrid MarjorieProcter-Smith Meg A. Riley Victoria Rue Rosemary Radford Ruether Letha DawsonScanzoni Elisabeth Schssler Fiorenza DeborahSokolove Jeanette Stokes Janet Walton TraciC. West Gale A. Yee Barbara Brown Zikmund

Many Voices, Many Views

New Feminist Christianity

Since the Nazi holocaust took the lives of a third of the Jewish people of the world, the Christian Church has been engaged in a self-examination of its own historical role in the creation of anti-semitism. In this major contribution to that search, theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether explores the roots of anti-semitism from new perspectives.

The Theological Roots of Anti-Semitism

Faith and Fratricide

Theology and Practice of Feminist Liturgical Communities

Women-Church

Rosemary Skinner Keller

A rich collection of first-person renderings that both enhances and challenges traditional narratives of American religious life.

Four Centuries of American Women's Religious Writing

In Our Own Voices

Eleanor McLaughlin

A compilation of essays on the role of women in the institutional and ordained leadership of Western religion. The authors discuss religious women as charismatic leaders, holy women, martyrs, dissenters, renewers and reformers, as well as theological images of the feminine - in God, the Christ-Church relationship, and the self. The studies are historical and descriptive both, from the early church to the present day.

Female Leadership in the Jewish and Christian Traditions

Women of Spirit

Marie Cantlon

Academic Dean and Professor of Church History Emeritae Rosemary Skinner Keller

A fundamental and well-illustrated reference collection for anyone interested in the role of women in North American religious life.

Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Native American creation stories

Dieter T. Hessel

What can Christianity as a tradition contribute to the struggle to secure the future well-being of the earth community? This collaborative volume explores problematic themes that contribute to ecological neglect or abuse and offer constructive insight into and responsive imperatives for ecologically just and socially responsible living.

Seeking the Well-being of Earth and Humans

Christianity and Ecology

la experiencia occidental de la esperanza mesiánica

El reino de los extremistas

New methodologies from social theory, cultural anthropology, and gender studies have emerged which take religion and cultural values into perspective. Particular light shed on social transformations, religious practices and theological perspectives.

Views from the Other Side

Gender, Ethnicity, and Religion

Herman J. Ruether

This book traces the Cintested history of Israel/Palestine from biblical times through the diaspora, the development of Zionism, and the creation of the modern State of Israel.

The Crisis of Religious Nationalism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The Wrath of Jonah

From the earliest interactions of Christians with the Roman Empire to today's debates about the separation of church and state, the Christian churches have been in complex relationships with various economic and political systems for centuries. Renowned theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether analyzes the ways the Christian church has historically interacted with powerful systems such as patriarchy, racism, slavery, and environmentalism, while looking critically at how the church shapes these systems today. With a focus on the United States, Christianity and Social Systems provides an introductory analysis of the interactions between the churches and major systems that have shaped western Christian and post-Christian society. Ruether discusses ideologies, such as liberalism and socialism, and includes three country case studies-Nicaragua, South Africa, and North and South Korea-to further illustrate the profound influences Christianity and social systems have with each other. This book is neither an attack on the relationship between Christianity and these systems, nor an apology, but rather a nuanced examination of the interactions between them. By understanding how these interactions have shaped history, we can more fully understand how to make ethical decisions about the role of Christianity in some of today's most pressing social issues, from economic and class disparities to the environmental crisis.

Historical Constructions and Ethical Challenges

Christianity and Social Systems

How did a religion whose founding proponents advocated a shocking disregard of earthly ties come to extol the virtues of the "traditional" family? In this richly textured history of the relationship between Christianity and the family, Rosemary Radford Ruether traces the development of these centerpieces of modern life to reveal the misconceptions at the heart of the "family values" debate.

Christianity and the Making of the Modern Family

Mary Radford Ruether's book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Mary's role in the vital doctrine of the contemporary church. In this unique study, she brings together much hard-to-find material. Her careful biblical scholarship enables us to reclaim a long-ignored part of our religious tradition. Useful for women's and other adult study groups, this book includes help for study leaders.

Mary, the Feminine Face of the Church

America views itself as a nation inhabiting a "promised land" and enjoying a favoured relation with God. This view of unique election has been coupled with racial exclusivism and the marginalization of non-white citizens. America, Amerikkka traces the historical and ideological patterns behind America’s sense of itself. In its examination of America’s "chosenness", the book ranges across the doctrine of the "rights of man" in the 18th and 19th centuries, the role of America in the twentieth century as "global policeman", and the enforcement of neo-colonial relations over the "third world". The volume argues for a vision of global relations between peoples based on justice and mutuality, rather than hegemonic dominance.

Elect Nation and Imperial Violence

America, Amerikkka

Christianity begins with what appears to be an inclusive promise of redemption in Christ without regard to gender. Paul proclaimed that 'In Christ there is no more male and female.' Yet Christianity soon developed a patriarchal social structure, excluding women from public ministry, with the argument that women were created subordinate in nature and were more culpable for sin. Here, distinguished feminist theologian, Rosemary Ruether, traces the tension between patriarchal and egalitarian patterns in Christian theology historically. She then examines key theological themes--Christology, the self, the cross and future hope--in the light of her critique.

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