Beth
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Just Hoops: Thoughts on Gender and Basketball
I’ve often wondered whether the wood of the basketball court as much as that of the church pew became the springboard for my incipient feminist consciousness. Long before theology there were sports, especially basketball. As we know, a predilection for… Continue reading
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The Woman’s Bible Revisited
Having recently re-read Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza’s In Memory of Her, a now classic text on feminist biblical hermeneutics, I am prompted to mention a highly significant moment in the field that came almost a century earlier. Schüssler Fiorenza leads off… Continue reading
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Neoliberal Economics and the Women of Ciudad Juárez
Yesterday I attended a presentation called “Ciudad Juárez: The definitive neoliberal city” and would like to provide a review with brief reflections as it is an important topic in many respects, not least for its bearing on women’s well-being. The… Continue reading
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Symbols Function: an Introductory Look at A Working Concept in Feminist Theology
If you’re looking to get a toehold in feminist theology I’d suggest the premise that has become axiomatic for many of us: symbols function. Paul Ricouer’s notion that “the symbol gives rise to thought” has been developed by Elizabeth Johnson,[1]… Continue reading