Women Shaping Theology (Madeleva Lecture in Spirituality)
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: July 3, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780809143108
Subjects: Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Theology; History; Religion; Religion - Catholicism; Religion - Classic Works; North America; United States; Christian Theology - Catholic; Feminist Theology; Women's Studies - General; Catholic women; Women theologians
Description: "In the 2004 Madeleva Lecture, Mary Ann Hinsdale uses the lens of her own life experience to tell the story of how visionary and prophetic women set in motion the important institutional structures that have allowed women to shape Catholic theology in North America over the past fifty years. She pays particular attention to issues and problems facing women theologians in the Catholic Church today, such as the implications of the changing demographics of women theologians; women's impact on the "theological establishment"; the reception of feminism and feminist theology by the hierarchy; and the unmet intercultural challenges posed by those "on the margins," as well as women theologians' response to them. Coming at the beginning of a new papacy, Hinsdale's compelling narrative is especially timely for a consideration of the future of women in the Catholic Church."--Jacket.