Feminism and religion
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Rita M. Gross.
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Women and religion; Feminism -- Religious aspects; Religion -- Study and teaching
Description: How has feminism changed the world's religions and the way we study them? Feminism and Religion provides a comprehensive - at times provocative - answer to this important question. Distinguished religion scholar Rita Gross explores how the feminist social vision has transformed religious thought, ritual, leadership, and institutions around the world, from Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism to new religious movements like feminist spirituality.

Gross also reveals how feminist academic methods have not only increased our knowledge of women's religious lives, but challenged basic understandings of religion as a whole.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-271) and index.