Book Review
New Feminist Christianity: Many Voices, Many Views
edited by Mary E. Hunt and Diann L. Neu
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly:
Hunt
and Neu,co-founders and co-directors of the Womn''s Alliance for Theology, Ethics,
and Ritual, invited the 25 contributors to "describe what the future of
feminist Christianity looks like from their various starting points." Many
began by looking backward, noting the progress that has been made toward greater
equality in Christian teaching and practice, as well as the disappointments
and challenges that women seeking a voice and part in Christian leadership still
face. Because the essays are necessarily brief, they are strongest when the
contributor's particular experience filtech historical reflection. Most mix
the personal and predictive, and most arrive at predictable conclusions. The
volume concentrates its attention on the United States, which seems myopic since
Christianity burgeons in the global south. The book's American focus and the
absence of any male voices incompletely address Christian feminism's future.
Its rehearsal of familiar complaints and the repeated call by its contributors
for creative integration of women's experience and leadership underscores their
observation that work remains to be done.
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Product Description
Feminism has brought many changes to Christian religious practice. From inclusive
language and imagery about the Divine to an increase in the number of women
ministers, Christian worship will never be the same. Yet even now, there is
a lack of substantive structural change in many churches and a certain complacency
within denominations.
The contributors to this book are the thought leaders of the future who are
shaping, and being shaped by, the emerging directions of feminist Christianity.
They speak from across the denominational spectrum,and from the many diverse
groups that make up the Christian community. Taken together, their voices offer
a starting point for building new models of religious life and worship.
Issues covered include feminist:
* Theological Visions
* Scriptural Insights
* Ethical Agendas
* Liturgical and Artistic Frontiers
* Ministerial Challenges
A must-read for anyone in Christian ministry, as well as religious feminists
in and beyond the Christian tradition, and church-based study groups.
Contributors include: María
Pilar Aquino * Rachel A. R. Bundang * Wanda Deifelt Marie M. Fortune * Mary
E. Hunt * Anne Joh * Eunjoo Mary Kim * Kwok Pui-lan Cynthia Lapp * Shelly Matthews
* Virginia Ramey Mollenkott * Eleanor Moody-Shepherd Surekha Nelavala * Diann
L. Neu * Kate M. Ott * Nancy Pineda-Madrid * Marjorie Procter-Smith Meg A. Riley
* Victoria Rue * Rosemary Radford Ruether * Letha Dawson Scanzoni Elisabeth
Schüssler Fiorenza * Deborah Sokolove * Jeanette Stokes * Janet Walton
Traci C. West * Gale A. Yee * Barbara Brown Zikmund
About the Author
Mary E. Hunt is a feminist theologian with extensive teaching, writing and organizing
experience.
Diann L. Neu is a feminist liturgist as well as spiritual director and psychotherapist.
Hunt and Neu are cofounders and codirectors of the Women's Alliance for Theology,
Ethics and Ritual (WATER).