The first is the endemic nature of sexual violence against women and children. A war is being waged against the bodies of women and children in this country. The second is the widespread degradation of our environment and its effects on present and future generations of South Africans. In addressing these issues, theologies from the margins need to be fuelled by passion, even anger, which comes from a profound longing for human wholeness. We may not lose our vision of justice.
Feminist praxis is the link between passion and justice.
Only when feminist theologies turn to praxis can they overcome the dilemma of academic irrelevance or irrelevant academicism. Only praxis can avoid the dangers of isolation on the margins. Grounded in the concrete and material experiences of women and marginalised people, feminist theologies move to theology and then back to praxis in the passionate longing for a better world. McEwan comments that the publishers had to withdraw this book from their publication list after a media storm over Brand's view on IQ and race. The term 'feminist theologies' serves as an umbrella term for the variety of women's theologies from diverse contexts.