The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology

Book Overview

Feminist theology is a significant movement within contemporary theology. The aim of this Companion is to give an outline of feminist theology through an analysis of its overall shape and its major themes, so that both its place in and its contributions to the present changing theological landscape may be discerned. The two sections of the volume are designed to provide a comprehensive and critical introduction to feminist theology which is authoritative and up-to-date. Written by some of the main figures in feminist theology, as well as by younger scholars who are considering their inheritance, it offers fresh insights into the nature of feminist theological work. The book as a whole is intended to present a challenge for future scholarship, since it critically engages with the assumptions of feminist theology, and seeks to open ways for women after feminism to enter into the vocation of theology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521663806
• ISBN13: 9780521663809
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Informative, insightful, and at times disturbing

If I was rating this book based on how much of it I theologically agreed with it on, then the stars would be less for sure. But this isn't a personal slam review. It's supposed to be a review of the book at large, and so, that is what I'm attempting to do. I've always been fascinated with feminist theology and this is a perfect place to begin if you're just starting out researching such a broad field of scholarship. I'm a guy, yes, but I'd consider myself to be a conservative feminist theologian (which is highly nuanced to say, I know). So, many of the essays in this book captivated me (not just because they were writing from perspectives I had never considered before, but also because of how creatively these writers were twisting and bending feminist theological study and theology of religions study into their own, morphed, personalized perspective). It is refreshing but at the same time, it gets a little tiring now and then. For insance, one essay seems to be solely attacking other feminist theologians for being too "exclusive" in their political, social and theological stances but yet, it ends up being way more exclusive then all the essays within the entire book because of how it eventually makes this outlined, detailed, specific, this-is-how-feminist-scholarship-must-be-practiced kind of roadmap. By the end of reading this essay, I was frustrated with this scholar by her lack of academic professionalism. However, like I said at the beginning, I don't want this review to turn into personal attacks or theologically-messed-up griping on my part. Having said that, this book is a solid addition to any library lacking studies done or articles written or history recorded on the birth, rebirth, and continually growing fieled of feminist theology.