Asian Catholic Women - Movements, Mission, and Vision

This book investigates Asian Catholic women's movements and their new consciousness of women's roles and status in the Roman Catholic church in Asia. The book gathers voices of Asian women and Asian bishops that address women's issues and concerns.

List of contents

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction Chapter 1 Women Reclaim Their Roles Chapter 2 Postcolonial Context of the Asian Church and the Rise of WomenChapter 3 Mission in Dialogue with Church HierarchyChapter 4 Women's Vision of the Church Chapter 5 Women in Interreligious DialogueChapter 6 Asian Women and Future of the ChurchConclusionBibliographyAbout the Author

About the author

Thao Nguyen is faculty member of the Religious Studies Department at Santa Clara University.

Summary

This book investigates Asian Catholic women’s movements and their new consciousness of women’s roles and status in the Roman Catholic church in Asia. The book gathers voices of Asian women and Asian bishops that address women's issues and concerns.

Product details

• Authors: Thao Nguyen, Nguyen Thao
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781498594592
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-9459-2
• No. of pages: 162
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships, Christian aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships