Can You Be a Catholic and a Feminist?

Is it possible to reconcile Catholic and feminist identities? Julie Hanlon Rubio argues that it is, but only if we rethink how women and men who experience the pull of feminism and Catholicism can credibly claim both identities.

List of contents

• Introduction
  


• 1: Authentically Human


• 2: Sex


• 3: Work


• 4: Marriage


• 5: Life


• 6: Gender


• 7: Power


• 8: Prayer


• 9: Belonging
  


• Notes


• Index

About the author

Julie Hanlon Rubio is Shea-Heusaman Professor Christian Social Ethics at Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in Berkeley, California, and previously served on the faculty at St. Louis University for nearly two decades. Her research and writing focus on family, sexuality, feminism, and politics. She is the author or editor of six books, including Hope for Common Ground: Mediating the Personal and the Political in a Divided Church (2016).

Summary

Is it possible to reconcile Catholic and feminist identities? Julie Hanlon Rubio argues that it is, but only if we rethink how women and men who experience the pull of feminism and Catholicism can credibly claim both identities.

Additional text

This book is a welcome addition to both graduate and advanced undergraduate Catholic theological education and would serve as a particularly useful introductory text for courses considering Catholic feminist theologies.

Product details

• Authors: Julie Hanlon Rubio, Julie (Professor of Christian Social Ethics Hanlon Rubio, Julie Hanlon Rubio, Julie Hanlon (Professor of Christian Social Rubio, Rubio Julie Hanlon
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2024
• EAN: 9780197553145
• ISBN: 978-0-19-755314-5
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, Christian life & practice, Religion & politics, Religion and Politics, Christian life and practice, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, RELIGION / Christian Living / General, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships, RELIGION / Christian Living / Family & Relationships, Christian aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships