The quality of our life in common depends greatly upon our willingness to think together, to search out truth, to reveal personal ideas and ideals to one another. Constitution, p. 41. Recognizing diverse theological perspectives within the Christian tradition and among ourselves, we propose that the Western Province, both membership and leadership, engage in study to nurture our faith and our living, and to engage our theological imagination as Dominican women seeking truth. The areas to be explored are to include but are not limited to . . . We call ourselves to engage in a process of theological study that will explore contemporary questions from diverse theological perspectives.
Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.
Feminism is a major philosophical, political, social and religious movement which requires a profound intellectual conversion. In unmasking a false sexual hierarchy, feminism invites a rereading of history, language, law, the economy, marriage, the family, sex roles, child rearing, ethics, theology, scripture, and spirituality. It calls for a rearranging of our minds and for new ways of relating. It calls for a redefinition of power and authority and for a redistribution of power. Sheed and Ward, 1997.