feminist theology
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Girl Power? A Personal History with Feminism
I should clarify—of course I had always believed in the equality of men and women and that women should be allowed to choose whatever career path was open to them. I didn’t think this was even a question. But I… Continue reading
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A Feminist Historical Theologian’s Summer Reading List, Part I: A Review of Hayley Gelfuso’s The Book of Lost Hours
Thus, The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso is the first of my two recommendations for summer reading for anyone interested in the feminist historical theology project. If you want to read a novel that will provide motivation for… Continue reading
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Haunted by the Ghosts of Women Past
And today, this is what haunts me. This is what motivates my theological project. I want to look back at these women from history—both the exceptional and the unrecognized—and consider them as theologians in their own right. Continue reading
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Pope Francis and Mother Angélique: A Feminist Historical Theology Issue
This is an example of the type of hole that feminist historical theology needs to fill. We need scholars who are attentive to the writings of women throughout the history of Christianity, so that women can be fully thought of… Continue reading
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No Church Mothers: Part III, Theology vs. Spirituality
This is precisely the problem. Women are not seen as having made or even now making contributions to “real theology.” Continue reading
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Toward a Feminist Historical Theology: Part I, Hamilton
What especially stood out for me when watching the musical was also how it dealt with the question of women’s history and I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how to articulate a methodology for a feminist historical theology, spurred… Continue reading
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Renovating Tradition: Insights from Dorothee Soelle (Part One)
Soelle’s feminism simultaneously takes seriously the patriarchal history of Christianity and remains committed to the search for the liberative heart of the Gospel. Continue reading
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I Didn’t Have High Hopes
I wasn’t imagining that an apostolic exhortation would instantly permit women to be ordained deacons in the Roman Catholic Church. I trust the diaconate for women will unfold in millimeters, but the remote possibility of it in fact happening in my… Continue reading
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Where Was Philosophia at the AAR Annual Meeting?
One of the things that I really appreciated about the sessions that I chose to attend at the AAR was the prevalence of women’s voices, but I was equally disturbed to hear about the shutting down of women’s voices occurring… Continue reading
