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Religion, Feminism, and Idoloclasm

Author : Melissa Raphael
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351780069
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Religion, Feminism, and Idoloclasm written by Melissa Raphael and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion, Feminism, and Idoloclasm identifies religious and secular feminism’s common critical moment as that of idol-breaking. It reads the women’s liberation movement as founded upon a philosophically and emotionally risky attempt to liberate women’s consciousness from a three-fold cognitive captivity to the self-idolizing god called ‘Man’; the ‘God’ who is a projection of his power, and the idol of the feminine called ‘Woman’ that the god-called-God created for ‘Man’. Examining a period of feminist theory, theology, and culture from about 1965 to 2010, this book shows that secular, as well as Christian, Jewish, and post-Christian feminists drew on ancient and modern tropes of redemption from slavery to idols or false ideas as a means of overcoming the alienation of women’s being from their own becoming. With an understanding of feminist theology as a pivotal contribution to the feminist criticism of culture, this original book also examines idoloclasm in feminist visual art, literature, direct action, and theory, not least that of the sexual politics of romantic love, the diet and beauty industry, sex robots, and other phenomena whose idolization of women reduces them to figures of the feminine same, experienced as a de-realization or death of the self. This book demonstrates that secular and religious feminist critical engagements with the modern trauma of dehumanization were far more closely related than is often supposed. As such, it will be vital reading for scholars in theology, religious studies, gender studies, visual studies, and philosophy.

Sexism in Major Religions

Author : Paul Gwynne
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119983754
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Sexism in Major Religions written by Paul Gwynne and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-10-23 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking cross-sectional study of the forms and extent of gender inequality in the "Big Five" religions of the world Sexism in Major Religions: A Comparative Introduction provides clear and accessible analyses of the complex forms of androcentrism and patriarchy in five of the world’s major religions—Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. With a unique comparative-thematic methodology, this student-friendly textbook bridges the gap between Religious Studies and courses in Gender and Sexuality Studies, Feminist Studies, Religion and Society, and more. Following a brief introduction to each religious system covered, Sexism in Major Religions defines important terms and concepts in modern religious feminism, including sex and gender, androcentrism and patriarchy, and revolutionary and reform feminisms. Each remaining chapter focuses on one of seven themes representing the main sources and manifestations of religious discrimination against women, such as the gender of the deity, the duties of the mother, and the status of the wife within marriage. Throughout the text, author Paul Gwynne discusses the formal gender-biased teachings and practices, distinctive features, intersecting areas, and core arguments of conservative defenders and feminist critics of each religion. Provides students with deep comparative insight into the similarities and differences between major religions on issues of gender equality Offers a fresh and original approach to exploring the forms of sexism across seven distinct themes Presents a timely and accurate account of the "landscape of sexism" in five of the world's largest religions Includes a dedicated chapter examining the status of intersex and transgender persons in religious systems Designed to broaden students' understanding of religions through systematic and impartial discussion, Sexism in Major Religions: A Comparative Introduction is an ideal textbook for undergraduate courses in Religious Studies and Social Sciences programs, as well as an invaluable resource for general readers interested in understanding and reforming sexist features within religious traditions.

What Christ? Whose Christ?

Author : Mark D. Chapman
Publisher : Sacristy Press
ISBN 13 : 1789593425
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (895 download)

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Download or read book What Christ? Whose Christ? written by Mark D. Chapman and published by Sacristy Press. This book was released on 2024-03-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores a Christian view of Jesus of Nazareth that responds to critical demands from numerous perspectives, encompassing Jesus of History research, differing cultural contexts, feminism, and post-colonialism.

Idolatry

Author : Alon Goshen-Gottstein
Publisher : Academic Studies PRess
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (871 download)

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Download or read book Idolatry written by Alon Goshen-Gottstein and published by Academic Studies PRess. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Idolatry, or its Hebrew equivalent Avodah Zarah ̧ is a fundamental feature of a Jewish view of other religions. All religions must pass the test of whether they are compliant with a Jewish view of religions as being free from the worship of another God. With the advance in interfaith relations, positions have been affirmed that clear most major contemporary religions from the charge of idolatry. What remains of “idolatry” once it no longer serves as a tool for evaluating other faiths? Does the category continue to have theological appeal? What are its internal uses? A cadre of Jewish scholars and thought leaders explore in this volume what the continuing relevance of “idolatry” is and how it might continue to inform our religious horizons, allowing us to distinguish between good and bad religion, both within Judaism and beyond.

Lee Edelman and the Queer Study of Religion

Author : Kent L. Brintnall
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 100381820X
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Lee Edelman and the Queer Study of Religion written by Kent L. Brintnall and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-07 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes the groundbreaking work of Lee Edelman in queer theory and, for the first time demonstrates its importance and relevance to contemporary theology, biblical studies, and religious studies. It argues that despite extensive interest in Edelman’s work, we have barely begun to understand the significance of Edelman’s ideas both in their own right and with respect to the study of religion. Therefore, it offers fresh approaches to Edelman’s work that necessarily complicate the established interpretations of his thinking. With essays by rising and established scholars, as well as a response by Edelman himself, it contends that by fully engaging Edelman, scholars of religion will have to confront negativity and its consequences in ways that will contribute to reshaping the terrain of scholarship on religion, race, sexuality, and social change. The insights provided in this book are new territory for much of the study of religion. As such, it will be of keen interest to scholars of religious studies, theology and Biblical studies as well as gender studies and queer, feminist, and critical race theory.

Contemporary Feminist Theologies

Author : Kerrie Handasyde
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100033998X
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Feminist Theologies written by Kerrie Handasyde and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-11 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the issues of power, authority and love with current concerns in the Christian theological exploration of feminism and feminist theology. It addresses its key themes in three parts: (1) power deals with feminist critiques, (2) authority unpacks feminist methodologies, and (3) love explores feminist ethics. Covering issues such as embodiment, intersectionality, liberation theologies, historiography, queer approaches to hermeneutics, philosophy and more, it provides a multi-layered and nuanced appreciation of this important area of theological thought and practice. This volume will be vital reading for scholars of feminist theology, queer theology, process theology, practical theology, religion and gender.

New Religions and the Mediation of Non-Monogamy

Author : Michelle Mueller
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429588739
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book New Religions and the Mediation of Non-Monogamy written by Michelle Mueller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Religions and the Mediation of Non-Monogamy examines the relationship between alternative American religions and the media representation of non-monogamies on reality-TV shows like Sister Wives, Seeking Sister Wife, and Polyamory: Married & Dating. The book is the first full-length study informed by fieldwork with Mormon polygamists and fieldwork with LGBTQ Neo-Pagan/Neo-Tantric polyamorists. The book tracks community members’ responses to the new media about them, their engagement with television and other media, and the likeness of representations to actual populations through fieldwork and interviews. The book highlights differences in socioeconomic privileges that shape Mormon polygamists’ lives and LGBTQ polyamorists’ lives, respectively. The polyamory movement receives support from liberal media. As reality TV has shifted the image of Mormon polygamy to one of liberal American middle-class culture, Mormon polygamists have gained in public favor. The media landscape of non-monogamy is mediated by, in addition to these alternative religious populations, the norms and practices of the reality-TV industry and by sociocultural and economic realities, including race and class. This book adds to the fields of media studies, critical race and gender studies, new religious movements, and queer studies.

Love as Common Ground

Author : Paul S. Fiddes
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 179364781X
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book Love as Common Ground written by Paul S. Fiddes and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-09-23 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the way in which the study and practice of love creates a common ground for different faiths and different traditions within the same faith. For the contributors, “common ground” in this context is not a minimal core of belief or a lowest common denominator of faith, but a space or area in which to live together, consider together the meaning of the love to which various faiths witness, and work together to enable human flourishing. Such a space, the contributors believe, is possible because it is the place of encounter with the divine. This book is the fruit of a Project for the Study of Love in Religion which aims to create this space in which different traditions of love converge, from Islam, Judaism, and the Christianity of both East and West. Tools employed by the contributors in exploring this space of love include exegesis of ancient texts, theology, accounts of mystical experience, philosophy, and evolutionary science of the human. Insights about human and divine love that emerge include its nature as a form of knowing, its sacrificial and erotic dimensions, its inclination towards beauty, its making of community and its importance for a just political and economic life.

Unlocking Orthodoxies for Inclusive Theologies

Author : Robert E. Shore-Goss
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000025861
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unlocking Orthodoxies for Inclusive Theologies written by Robert E. Shore-Goss and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book enters a new liminal space between the LGBTQ and denominational Christian communities. It simultaneously explores how those who identify as queer can find a home in church and how those leading welcoming, or indeed unwelcoming, congregations can better serve both communities. The primary argument is that queer inclusion must not merely mean an assimilation into existing heteronormative respectability and approval. Chapters are written by a diverse collection of Asian, Latin American, and U.S. theologians, religious studies scholars and activists. Each of them writes from their own social context to address the notion of LGBTQ alternative orthodoxies and praxes pertaining to God, the saints, failure of the church, queer eschatologies, and erotic economies. Engaging with issues that are not only faced by those in the theological academy, but also by clergy and congregants, the book addresses those impacted by a history of Christian hostility and violence who have become suspicious of attempts at "acceptance". It also sets out an encouragement for queer theologians and clergy think deeply about how they form communities where queer perspectives are proactively included. This is a forward-looking and positive vision of a more inclusive theology and ecclesiology. It will, therefore, appeal to scholars of Queer Theology and Religious Studies as well as practitioners seeking a fresh perspective on church and the LGBTQ community.

Queer Ministers’ Voices from the Global South

Author : Lisa Isherwood
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000988716
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Queer Ministers’ Voices from the Global South written by Lisa Isherwood and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-13 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together the narratives of diverse ministers from the Global South in order to show that queer theologies are impacting many parts of the world and queer lives are molding and enriching Christian ministry. Across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, we are witnessing the emergence of queer faith-based communities in very different contexts and with very different histories. The perspectives included in the book form a tapestry that honors diversity among the Global South’s queer communities and ministries. They demonstrate the various ways in which queer ministry challenges and changes theological understanding as well as religious practice. Each chapter highlights issues pertaining to liturgy, sacraments, pastoral rites, and the personal faith journey that each minister underwent to foster pastoral queer theologies. Contributors focus on their understanding of the relationship between faith and sexuality, how rituals relate to the daily lives of queer believers, and the struggles they face within the political structures of religious institutions. The narratives highlight some of the challenges and mechanisms deployed to cope with ingrained LGBTIQ+ phobia. They also evidence how communities enact interreligious and multi-religious dialog and rituals while honoring faith and activism, and how prophetic ministries counter oppressive discourses and colonial performativities. This is a valuable resource for academics and religious leaders interested in the study of queer theologies, Asian, African, and Latin American Christianity, as well as ecclesiastical and liturgical issues.

The Indecent Theologies of Marcella Althaus-Reid

Author : Lisa Isherwood
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000335380
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book The Indecent Theologies of Marcella Althaus-Reid written by Lisa Isherwood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book celebrates the legacy of theologian Marcella Althaus-Reid (1952‐2009), and her particular influence in Asia and South America. Her work has served as a significant source of inspiration to many scholars, ministers, and activists challenging heteronormative theologies, but her sudden death in 2009 cut short the nascent and elegant theological thought for which she so valued. Contributors to this book succinctly investigate aspects of the vast work of Althaus-Reid by discussing issues of gender, race, and sexuality in Asia and South America, utilising the liberation, queer and indecent theologies she espoused. Each chapter demonstrates how her legacy is alive and thriving today, but also points towards to the potential future impact of her prolific theological output. By highlighting the ground-breaking work of Althaus-Reid, this book will serve as a key reference for scholars of Liberation, Queer and Indecent Theology, as well as Asian and Latinx religions.

The Female Face of God in Auschwitz

Author : Melissa Raphael
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415236645
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (366 download)

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Download or read book The Female Face of God in Auschwitz written by Melissa Raphael and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first full-length feminist dialogue with Holocaust theory, theology and social history. Considers women's reactions to the holy in the camps at Auschwitz.

Feminist Theology and the Challenge of Difference

Author : Margaret D. Kamitsuka
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195311620
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Feminist Theology and the Challenge of Difference written by Margaret D. Kamitsuka and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-20 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from poststructuralist, postcolonial, and queer theory, this text explores the challenges of cultivating attentiveness to difference in women's experiences and reflects on the impact of race and sexuality on feminist theology.

Embracing the Witch and the Goddess

Author : Kathryn Rountree
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113441157X
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Embracing the Witch and the Goddess written by Kathryn Rountree and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embracing the Witch and the Goddess is a detailed survey of present-day feminist witches in New Zealand. It examines the attraction of witchcraft for its practitioners, and explores witches' rituals, views and beliefs about how magic works. The book provides a detailed portrait of an undocumented section of the growing neo-pagan movement, and compares the special character of New Zealand witchcraft with its counterparts in the United States, Great Britain, and Australia. Kathryn Rountree traces the emergence and history of feminist witchcraft, and links witchcraft with the contemporary Goddess movement. She reviews scholarly approaches on the study of witchcraft and deals with the key debates which have engaged the movement's adherents and their critics, and ultimately presents what Mary Daly declared was missing from most historical and anthropological research on witchcraft: a 'Hag-identified vision'. Based on fieldwork amongst witch practitioners, Embracing the Witch and the Goddess is an important contribution to the emerging profile of present-day witchcraft and paganism.

Encountering the Sacred

Author : Rebecca Todd Peters
Publisher : T&T Clark
ISBN 13 : 056768301X
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (676 download)

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Download or read book Encountering the Sacred written by Rebecca Todd Peters and published by T&T Clark. This book was released on 2018-12-27 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many women of faith are interested in having deep conversations with their friends and families about issues they face in their personal lives. Unfortunately, there is a dearth of feminist and theologically progressive materials for these women to turn to for counsel or advice. Simultaneously, there are a growing number of theologically trained biblical scholars, theologians, and ministers who are experiencing similar life challenges, but who are generally discouraged from writing about these experiences in ways that would be accessible to the general public. This book bridges the chasm between Christian laywomen and feminist theologians. For the last fifty years, feminist theologians have sought to reimagine Christian theology in ways that speak to the realities and complexities of women's lives. They have also sought to use women's experience as the starting point for theological reflection in the same way that men's lives have shaped the history of Christian theology for the past 2000 years. In this book, feminist Christian scholars of theology and religion use the tools of their trade to examine powerful personal life experiences and to search for new and empowering ways of understanding the power of the sacred as they have experienced it.

Goddess and God in the World

Author : Carol P. Christ
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1506401198
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Goddess and God in the World written by Carol P. Christ and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Goddess and God in the World, leading theologians Carol P. Christ and Judith Plaskow debate the nature of divinity, proposing a new method called embodied theology. They agree that the transcendent, omnipotent male God of traditional theology must be reimagined. Carol proposes that Goddess is the intelligent embodied love that is in all being. Judith counters that God is an impersonal power of creativity that includes both good and evil. Rooting their views in experience and questioning each other, they offer a fruitful model of theological conversation across difference.

The Media and Body Image

Author : Maggie Wykes
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761942481
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book The Media and Body Image written by Maggie Wykes and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005-01-13 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing together literature from sociology, gender studies and psychology, this text offers a broad discussion of the topic in the context of socio-cultural change, gender politics and self-identity.