Feminist Theory and Christian Theology
Subtitle: Cartographies of Grace (Guides to Theological Inquiry)
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Published: January 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780800626945
Subjects: Christian theology; Feminism; Women's Studies - General; Feminist theory; Sociology; Religion; Christian Theology - General; Feminism & Feminist Theory; Feminist Theology; Christianity - Theology - General
First sentence: My family and friends jokingly refer to the third Tuesday of every month as Serene's "feminist day."
Description: This long-awaited text charts clearly and comprehensively the enormously important area of feminist theory -- and brings it into fruitful conversation with Christian theology. Jones introduces the primary concerns that animate feminist theory through discussion of critical texts and through women's narratives. She shows how they pose uncomfortable questions, and leave no corner of the Christian tradition unchallenged. Jones unfolds feminist theory in three broad categories that analyze human identity and gender, oppression, and ethics. She then illustrates their potential for illuminating theological categories of experience, truth, text, and norm to revitalize three key traditional Christian doctrines: faith, sin, and church.