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The Oxford handbook of feminist theology The Oxford handbook of feminist theology Mary McClintock Fulkerson "This innovative volume highlights the relevance of globalization and the insights of gender studies and religious studies for feminist theology. Beginning with a discussion of position of the discip… OL16015052W
Changing church Changing church Jann Aldredge-Clanton Through the fascinating stories of pioneering ministers, this book reveals a unique picture of progressive changes occurring in the Christian tradition. Meeting challenges and overcoming obstacles, t… OL16770837W
Devotion and defiance Devotion and defiance Humaira Awais Shahid In this warm and intimate memoir, Humaira Awais Shahid tells her inspiring story. A bookish young woman who identified with the independent-minded heroines of Jane Austen and Virginia Woolf, she neve… OL17754756W
The politics of women's spirituality The politics of women's spirituality Charlene Spretnak Essays discuss goddess worship, spiritual consciousness, the relationship between politics and religion, and applications of spirituality as a political force. OL18416945W
The feminine and the sacred The feminine and the sacred Catherine Clément,Julia Kristeva,Clé,Catherine ment "In November 1996, Catherine Clement and Julia Kristeva began a correspondence exploring the subject of the sacred. In this collection of those letters Catherine Clement, writing from Dakar, Senegal,… OL18494605W
The Westminster handbook to women in American religious history The Westminster handbook to women in American religious history Eleanor J. Stebner,Susan Hill Lindley Readers can find in this book multiple women in a variety of religious traditions and beginning sources, primary and secondary, for further research. But this handbook offers more than that. It inclu… OL18607665W
Women and religious traditions Women and religious traditions Pamela Dickey Young,Leona M. Anderson Overview: This groundbreaking text examines the roles of women in the world's major faiths from various points of view, including historical, textual, political, psychological, and sociological persp… OL19470551W
Laughter of Aphrodite Laughter of Aphrodite Carol P. Christ Annotation: "Carol Christ clearly articulates the failure of Christianity to validate women's power, will, sexuality, and bonds with other women."-San Francisco Examiner OL1955587W
Women's spirituality Women's spirituality Mary Faulkner "Author and workshop leader Mary Faulkner provides a wise and witty exposition on the wide range of women's spirituality from the dawn of civilization to the present day in this survey of feminist sp… OL19950207W
Feminism and Religion in the 21st Century Feminism and Religion in the 21st Century Rosemary Radford Ruether,Gina Messina-Dysert This anthology of brand new essays will explore the new directions of conversations occurring in relation to feminism and religion, as well as the technological modes being utilized to continue dialo… OL20821434W
Weavings Weavings Johnson, Lydia D. Min "For the first time, women's theological reflections from South Pacific nations have been gathered together in a published volume. This historic achievement represents the collective vision, will, en… OL20947601W
Women and interreligious dialogue Women and interreligious dialogue C. Cornille,Jillian Maxey "Though women have been objects more often than subjects of interreligious dialogue, they have nevertheless contributed in significant ways to the dialogue, just as the dialogue has also contributed … OL20957555W
Getar gender Getar gender A. Nunuk P. Murniati On Indonesian women from social, political, economic, legal, human rights, religious, cultural, and familial perspectives; collected articles of an Indonesian feminist theologian. OL2304014W
Protestantism, politics, and women in Britain, 1660-1714 Protestantism, politics, and women in Britain, 1660-1714 Melinda S. Zook "This book is the study of how women writers, booksellers, spies, rebels, outlaws, poets, widows, wives, mothers, gentlewomen, shopkeepers, and one queen - all of whom were spiritually inspired - mad… OL23119198W
The unquiet world The unquiet world Frances Dumas In 1776 a young Rhode Islander named Jemima Wilkinson had a vision that led her to become the first American born woman to found a religion, the Society of Universal Friends. In 1788, Jemima, or the … OL26173339W
Sacred circles Sacred circles Carnes, Robin. From Jewish to Christian, Mormon and Pagan, women's sacred circles are sprouting up everywhere, in astonishing variety providing a haven where essential female values can be discussed and embraced.Th… OL2656304W
Drawing down the Moon Drawing down the Moon Margot Adler Almost thirty years since its original publication, Drawing Down the Moon continues to be the only detailed history of the burgeoning but still widely misunderstood Neo-Pagan subculture. Margot Adle… OL2849822W
Encyclopedia of Women and Religion 2VOL Encyclopedia of Women and Religion 2VOL Serinity Young "In spite of the sexism that has denied women full active status in their religions, the editor calls this title a "celebration" of the scholarship of recent years. In order to offer a global perspec… OL466618W
Feminism in Search of an Identity Feminism in Search of an Identity Meena Kelkar Contributed articles. OL9087001W
Mujer sin limite/ Women without Limits Mujer sin limite/ Women without Limits Maria Marin A motivational speaker and media personality provides advice for women, based in part on her own experiences, on how to overcome the factors that keep them from success and suggests ways for differen… OL9760784W
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