Public Theology and the Challenge of Feminism

Public Theology and the Challenge of Feminism argues that public theology risks re-inscribing traditional constructs of public and private, civic and domestic, and uncritical notions of gender and the work and worth of people.

List of contents

1. Which Public?: Inspecting the House of Public Theology Stephen Burns and Anita Monro 2. Speaking with the Dialects, Inflections and Rhythms of Our Own Unmistakable Voices: Feminist Theology as Public Theology Nicola Slee 3. Public Theology and the Politics of Interpretation: A Feminist Reading Heather Thomson 4. 'In the Company of God and One Another': Feminist Theo-ethics, Heterogeneous Publics and Intercultural Churches Marilyn J. Legge 5. Issues in Feminist Public Theology Esther McIntosh 6. 'Princess Theology' and the Promotion of Women within Pentecostalism Jacqui Grey 7. 'Feminist Public Theology is an Ecumenical Issue': The Case of the NoToPope Coalition Julia Pitman 8. Homemaking as an Embodied Feminist Expression of Interfaith Encounters in Public Life Seferosa Carroll 9. Digging behind Songlines: Tonga's prayer, Australia's Fair, David's House Jione Havea 10. Elaine Graham and the 'Good City' Allison Fenton. Index

About the author

Anita Monro is Principal of Grace College at the University of Queensland,Australia.
Stephen Burns is Associate Professor of Liturgical Theology and the Study ofAnglicanism at Episcopal Divinity School, USA.

Summary

Public Theology and the Challenge of Feminism argues that public theology risks re-inscribing traditional constructs of public and private, civic and domestic, and uncritical notions of gender and the work and worth of people.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Monro Burns
• Assisted by: Stephen Burns (Editor), Burns Stephen (Editor), Anita Monro (Editor), Monro Anita (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2014
• EAN: 9781844658008
• ISBN: 978-1-84465-800-8
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Gender, Theology and Spirituality
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Theology, Christianity, Philosophy of religion, Christian spirituality & religious experience, Spirituality and religious experience, Feminism and feminist theory