Feminist Theology Online Bibliography

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This online bibliography is a list of scholarly publications in the field of Jewish and Christian Feminist Theology and Religious Studies.
It was originally compiled by members of the former Feminist Theology Mailing List. For any suggestions, comments, additions please send an e-mail to Rebecca Unsoeld.
Though its first aim was offering a list of titles with an introductory character it contains some titles on more detailed questions as well.

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1. Abrahamsen, Valerie A. Women and Worship at Philippi: Diana/Artemis and other Cults in the Early Christian Era. (Portland, Maine: Astarte Shell Press, 1995). (amazon.com)
   Women at Philippi in the first century C.E. reveal a great deal about women's religious agency in that period.
2. Anderson, Sherry R. and Patricia Hopkins. The Feminine Face of God. (Bantam, 1991). (click here for amazon.com)
   More about feminine spirituality than theology but a good introduction to the search for a more authentic faith for women. 
   
3. Armstrong, Karen. A History of God: The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993). (amazon.com)
   This is not a "feminist" book, but it is richly rewarding for those interested in a review of ideas and concepts of God that have pertained over the milennia in Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, including traditions of mysticism. 
   
4. Ashe, Kaye. The Feminization of the Church. (Sheed and Ward, 1997).(amazon.com)
   It has chapters on women and spirituality, women and ethics, women and language, women and ministry, and women and leadership 
   
5. Borreson, K.E; The image of God: Gender models in the Judaeo-Christian Tradition. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995) (amazon.com).
6. Brock, Rita Nakshima. Journeys by Heart: A Christology of Erotic Power. (New York: Crossroad, 1988). (amazon.com)
7. Buchmann, Christina and Celina Spiegel (eds). Out of the Garden: Women Writers on the Bible. (amazon.com)
   A collection of essays on different women in the Hebrew Bible. Contributing writers include Fay Weldon, Rebecca Goldstein, Margaret Anne Doody, Phyllis Trible, Daphne Merkin, and the editors. Recommendation from Rosemary Radford Ruether. 
   
8. Anne E. Carr, Tranforming Grace: Christian Tradition and Women's Experience (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988).(amazon.com)
   A good overview.
9. Clanton, Jann Aldredge. In Whose Image: God and Gender (Myer-Stone, 1989).(amazon.com)
   Just what it says, and introduces alternate trinitarian imagery. 
   
10. Comstock, Gary David. Unrepentant, Self-Affirming, Practicing: Lesbian/Bisexual/Gay People within Organized Religion. (New York: Continuum, 1996). (amazon.com)
    A compendium of information on how certain believers see religions not how religions see some of their most faithful adherents. Good show! 
11. Daly, Mary. The Church and the Second Sex. (Boston: Beacon Press, 1968, 1975, 1985). (amazon.com)
    From the cover: "Mary Daly's first analysis of women and religion . . . a searing expose of Christian misogyny--especially within the Catholic Church; one of the most important critiques of sexism in the Christian tradition." "Reading this newest edition . . . is like taking part in a rich archaeological dig. At each level we discover revolutionary breakthroughs in feminist consciousness. This is a rare documentary--wise, witty, and wonderfully wicked." [Sonia Johnson]
12. Daly, Mary. Beyond God the Father: Toward a Philosphy of Women's Liberation. (Boston: Beacon Press, 1973, 1985). (amazon.com)
    From the cover: "What other radical feminists have revealed by analyzing patriarchal society's political economic, social, and sexual institutions, Daly does for the spiritual institution on which Western civilization is founded. . . . Not for the timid, this brilliant book calls for nothing short of the overthrow of patriarchy itself." [The Village Voice]
13. Day, Peggy L. (ed). Gender and Difference in Ancient Israel. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1989). (amazon.com).
    A reader on feminist theology on the Old Testament. Not really basic, but my favorite. 
    
14. Eriksson, Ann Louise. The Meaning of Gender in Theology. Problems and Possibilities. (Acta Universitatis Upsalliensis (AUU), Uppsala 1995) (amazon.com).
15. Esser, Annette and Luise Schottroff (eds). Feminist Theology in a European Context. (Netherlands: Kampen, Kok/Pharos, 1993). (amazon.com).
16. Fabella, Virginia and Mercy Amba Oduyoye (eds). With Passion and Compassion: Third World Women Doing Theology. (Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1989). (amazon.com).
17. FitzGerald, Kyriaki Karidoyanes. Women Deacons in the Orthodox Church: Called to Holiness and Ministry. (Brookline MA USA: Holy Cross Press 1998). (amazon.com).
18. Fulkerson, Mary McClintock. Changing the Subject: Women's Discourses and Feminist Theology. (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1994). (amazon.com).
19. Furlong, Monica (ed). Mirror to the Church: Reflections on Sexism. (London: SPCK, 1988)
    A series of useful essays on a range of topics. 
    
20. Gottlieb, Lynn. She who dwells within: a feminist vision of a renewed Judaism (San Francisco: Harper&Row, 1995). (amazon.com)
    A useful Jewish feminist text.
21. Grant, Jacquelyn. White Women's Christ and Black Women's Jesus: Feminist Christology and Womanist Response. (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1989). (amazon.com).
    From the back cover: "Because [feminist christology] has reflected the experience of White women predominantly, it fails to reflect the concerns of non-White and non-western women. In response to this failure, and as distinguished from feminist theology, the author proposes a womanist theology and christology that emerges from and is adequate to the reality of contemporary Black women."
22. Hampson, Daphne. Theology and Feminism (Oxford: Blackwell, 1990). (amazon.com)
    One of the most cogently argued critiques of traditional Christology, though I don't personally come down where she does . . . her questions demand response.
    Relative to post-Christian theology, Mary Daly is highly original and that's why I enjoy reading her work, but for a theological argument I prefer Daphne Hampson.
    
23. Heyward, Carter. Our Passion for Justice. New York (The Pilgrim Press, 1984). (amazon.com)
    A Lesbian voice. Collected essays on various topics. Insightful, enlightening, and highly recommended. (Marion Grau) Carter Heyward was one of the eleven Episcopal women "illegally" ordained in Philadelphia in 1974.
    Her autobiographical book ("A Priest Forever: The Formation of a Woman and a Priest." [Harper & Row, 1976]) tells the story of the struggle in the Episcopal Church.
24. Heyward, Carter. Speaking of Christ: a lesbian feminist voice (New York: Pilgrim Press, 1989). (amazon.com)
25. Hogan, Linda. From Women's Experience to Feminist Theology. (Sheffield:Sheffield Academic Press) (amazon.com). 
26. Hopkins, Julie M. Toward a Feminist Christology: Jesus of Nazareth, European Women, and the Christological Crisis. (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995).
27. Johnson, Elizabeth A. She Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse. (New York: Crossroad, 1993). (amazon.com)
    From the book: "The goal of feminist theology . . . is not to make women equal partners in an oppressive system. It is to transform the system." A thoughtful, serious, and engaged book. Supportive and en-heartening. (Edith E. Graber)
    Powerful . . . provides solid biblical foundations for female images of God. 
    
28. von Kellenbach, Katharina. Anti-Judaism in Feminist Religious Writings. (The American Academy of Religion, 1994). (amazon.com).
    Von Kellenbach shows how feminist theologians can fall prey to anti-Judaism. Some portray Judaism negatively "in comparison with Christianity and paganism (antithesis), identify it as the source of patricarchy (scapegoat), and render it invisible as a religious alternative after the rise of Christianity (prologue). The book calls on feminist theologians to create a teaching of respect to combat the pervasive tradition of Christian anti-Judaism." (from the cover)
29. King, Ursula. Religion and Gender (Oxford: Blackwell, 1995). (amazon.com)
30. Kim, C. W. Maggie et al. Transfigurations: theology and the French feminists (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993). (amazon.com)
31. Kotun, Elisabeth. The Jewish Woman, New Perspectives. (New York: Schocken,1976) (amazon.com).
    Still a good reader for Jewish feminism.
32. LaCugna, Catherine Mowry (ed).Freeing Theology: The Essentials of Theology in a Feminist Perspective. (amazon.com).
    Covers a wide range of topics.
33. Loades, Ann L. (ed). Feminist Theology, A Reader. (London: SPCK, 1990). (amazon.com)
    Covers a wide range of topics.
34. Maitland, Sara. A Map of the New Country: Women and Christianity. (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1983). (amazon.com).
    Getting old now, but written by a lay person who is an author of fiction. A good, very basic introduction. 
    
35. McEwan, Dorothea and Lisa Isherwood. Introducing Feminist Theology. (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993). (amazon.com). 
36. McFague, Sallie. Metaphorical Theology: Models of God in Religious Language. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1982). (amazon.com)
37. McFague, Sallie. Models of God: Theology for an Ecological, Nuclear Age. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1987). (amazon.com)
    Noting that theology is "mostly fiction, an elaboration of key metaphors and models," McFague moves beyond "deconstruction" of traditional imagery of God and the world to "construction of models of God as mother, lover, and friend in the context of the world as God's body." McFague's imaginative work provides profoundly rich images that speak not only to what is no longer useful but, most importantly, to what is useful.
38. McFague, Sallie. The Body of God: an ecological theology. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993). (amazon.com)
    Building on her work in "Models of God," McFague develops her image of "the universe as God's body with God's spirit as its enlivening breath." Her focus on bodies (bodies matter!) --and her integration of contemporary scientific understanding of the world with theology-- bring both the transcendence and immanence of God to life in powerful, new ways that deeply resonate with the realities of 20th century life and offer a renewed sense of wonder, appreciation, and passionate concern for creation.
39. Meyer-Wilmes, Hedwig. Rebellion on the Borders: Feminist Theology between Theory and Praxis. (Kampen, The Netherlands: Kok Pharos, 1995). (amazon.com).
    The author provides a look at how feminist theory and praxis overlap and why this approach is so useful. A critical response to its postmodern despisers.
40. Mollenkott, Virginia Ramey. Men, Women, and the Bible. (New York: Crossroad, 1992). (amazon.com).
41. Mollenkott, Virginia Ramey. Sensuous Spirituality. Out from Fundamentalism. (New York: Crossroad, 1993). (amazon.com)
    Mollenkott, raised in an extremely fundamentalist tradition, became radicalized by reading the Bible in a contextual way. An "evangelical lesbian feminist," Mollenkott has written this highly readable book on a wide range of important topics from justice and diversity to sensuous spirituality and the "building of bridges between interpretive communities." Mollenkott's incisive intellect, bright humor, deep faith, and passionate courage ring clearly through these pages. 
    
42. Nelson, J.B and Longfellow, S.P (eds). Sexuality and the Sacred: Sources for theological reflection. (Westminster/John Knox Press: Louisville, 1994). (amazon.com)
43. Newsom, Carol A. And Sharon H. Ringe (eds). The Women's Bible Commentary. (1992). (amazon.com)
44. Oduyoye, Mercy Amba. Daughters of Anowa. African Women & Patriarchy. (Maryknoll: Orbis, 1995). (amazon.com).
    Oduyoye is a native of Ghana - a world-wide lecturer - has served as deputy general secretary of the World Council of Churches in Geneva.
45. Oduyoye, Mercy Amba, Introducing African Women's Theology. (Pilgrim Press, 2001). (amazon.com)
46. Ortega, Ofelia, ed. Women's Visions. Theological Reflection, Celebration, Action. World Council of Churches Publishing House, Geneva, 1995. (amazon.com).
    Includes perspectives from various cultures. 
47. Osiek, Carolyn, RSCJ. Beyond Anger: On Being a Feminist in the Church. (New York: Paulist Press, 1986). (amazon.com)
    Discusses what will be required of women who choose to stay in the church if they are to remain whole and effective. This is not a course of action for everyone, and the consequences are candidly described. As the title suggests, the book discusses the anger that accompanies awareness of the validity of feminist critique of the church and offers direction for those who choose to try to stay and work from "within." 
    
48. Parales, Heidi Bright. Hidden Voices: Biblical Women and Our Christian Heritage. (Smyth & Helwys, 1998). (amazon.com)
49. Plaskow, Judith. Standing Again at Sinai. Judaism from a Feminist Perspective. (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1990). (amazon.com).
    Judaism from a feminist perspective. The classic on Jewish Feminist theology.
    This is a "must read" for Christian as well as Jewish feminists. Judith Plaskow's discussion of the God of Israel is deep, rich, and powerful. Her discussions of sexuality and social action are also incisively to the point. Outstanding book. 
    
50. Plaskow, Judith and Carol Christ. Womanspirit Rising. (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1992). (amazon.com)
    A classic for first impressions on the diversity of feminist theology.
51. Plaskow, Judith and Carol Christ. Weaving the Visions. (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1989). (amazon.com)
    A series of essays from a variety of feminist theologians, including Jewish and neo-pagan as well as Christian.
52. Ruether, Rosemary Radford. Faith and Fratricide: The Theological Roots of Anti-Semitism. (Boston: The Seabury Press, 1974. NEW edition available through: Wipf & Stock in Eugene Oregon, USA, 1995). (amazon.com)
    The central, historical Christian claim -- that Christianity represented the "new covenant" over and against the "old covenant" -- is, at its root, anti-Judaic. Ruether traces the horrific effects of this claim throughout history up to and including the Holocaust. Ruether offers a way out of this impasse that ceases to negate, deny, repress, or ignore Jewish history and belief since 70 C.E. and without negating the encounter with messianic hope that is central to Christian faith, in part by recognizing Jesus' advent as "prototype" rather than "fulfillment." Although now out of print, this outstanding book addresses Jewish - Christian history and theological issues so unblinkingly that it is worth searching for in the library or used bookstores. No "blurb" can do it justice.
    Mary-Paula wrote: I noticed that your bibliography lists Ruether's "Faith and Fratricide" as out of print.  It has recently been re-issued and is available from a publisher named Wipf & Stock in Eugene Oregon, USA, 1995.
53. Ruether, Rosemary Radford. New Woman New Earth : Sexist Ideologies and Human Liberation. (First published in 1975, re-issued by Beacon Press, 1995). (amazon.com)
    From the cover: "it remains an unparalleled introduction to women's studies and the feminist critique of religion." 
    
54. Ruether, Rosemary Radford. Sexism and God-Talk: Toward a Feminist Theology. (Boston: Beacon Press, 1983). (amazon.com)
    A good overview. Ruether gives the biblical tradition prominence among the various other traditions which she tries to make usable for feminist theology.  A systematic feminist critique of Christian theology. Widely read.
55. Ruether, Rosemary Radford. To Change the World: Christology and Cultural Criticism. (1990). (amazon.com).
56. Ruether, Rosemary Radford. Women-Church: Theology & Practice of Feminist Liturgical Communities. (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1986). (amazon.com).
    From the book flap: "Christian feminists cannot wait for the institutional churches to reform sufficiently to provide the vehicle of faith and worship that they need today. As a response to the failure of both traditional and left-wing Christianity to meet their needs, they are joining together to reclaim aspects of the biblical tradition and to create new systems that liberate them from patriarchy. . . . Offers practical guidelines for developing communities of worship and mutual support."
57. Russell, Letty M. (Ed.), Feminist Interpretation of the Bible. (1985). (amazon.com)
    Includes essays by Trible, Ruether, Schussler Fiorenza, Russell, and others about biblical interpretations. They make some attempts to reply to each others' methods of intepretation. Some of Russell's earlier work might also be of interest.
58. Russell, Letty M. & J. Shannon Clarkson (Ed.), Dictionary of Feminist Theologies. (Westminster John Knox Press, 1996). (amazon.com)
59. Schneiders, Sandra M. Beyond Patching: Faith and Feminism in the Catholic Church. (New York: Paulist Press, 1991) (amazon.com).
    From the cover: "Supports meaningful change . . . in a manner that does not undermine the foundations of Christian faith. Candidly and straightforwardly supports wholehearted renewal rather than attempts to "patch up" the current practices. Excellent introduction for all Christian feminists." One of my favorite books. 
    
60. Schottroff, Luise. Lydia's Impatient Sisters. (Westminster: John Knox Press, 1995). (amazon.com)
    A summary of Luise Schottroff's work and a good overview of feminist historical theology. Schottroff is one of the most important pioneers in feminist theology in Germany. Her field is New Testament and Early Christianity. She is aware of the danger of anti-Judaism/Semitism in feminist theology and she tries seriously to develop her understanding of early Christianity with great respect and love for the Jewish origin and background of Christian faith. 
    
61. Schottroff, Luise. Schroer, Silvia, Wacker, Marie-Theres. Feminist Interpretation: The Bible in Women's Perspective (Fortress Publishers, 1998).(amazon.com)
62. Schuessler-Fiorenza, Elisabeth. In Memory of Her. A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins (New York: Crossroad, 1983, 1994). (amazon.com)
    By piercing the silent spaces and polemics of the first century, Schussler-Fiorenza reveals the prominant role of women in early Christianity and brings to life the activities and realities of our first-century foresisters in a most compelling way. The first three chapters, sometimes considered "too academic" for lay readers, actually provide an inside look at the many assumptions that have prevailed in theological scholarship and the implications of those assumptions for women, and are therefore quite fascinating. A classic about women affirming the Christian tradition for themselves.
63. Schuessler-Fiorenza, Elisabeth. But She Said: Feminist Practices of Biblical Interpretation. (Boston: Beacon Press, 1992). (amazon.com)
64. Schuessler-Fiorenza, Elisabeth. Discipleship of Equals: A Critical Feminist Ekklesia-logy of Liberation. (New York: Crossroad, 1994). (amazon.com)
    Easier than some of Fiorenza's other books, but also a good overview of the development of Fiorenza's feminist theological thinking. 
    
65. Schuessler-Fiorenza, Elisabeth. Searching the Scriptures. I. A Feminist Introducion. London: SCM, 1993). (amazon.com).
66. Schuessler-Fiorenza, Elisabeth. Searching the Scriptures : II. A Feminist Commentary Vol. 2. (New York: Crossroad, 1997).  (amazon.com) 
67. Schuessler-Fiorenza, Elisabeth. Jesus: Miriam's Child, Sophia's Prophet: Critical Issues in Feminist Christology. (New York: Continuum/London: SCM, 1994). (amazon.com)
68. Stevens, Maryanne (ed). Reconstructing the Christ Symbol: Essays in Feminist Christology. (1993). (amazon.com).
69. Trible, Phyllis. God and the Rhetoric of Sexuality. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1978). (amazon.com)
    Very old, but looks at the issue of how female imagery has been translated out of many English texts of the Bible. A basic understanding of how Hebrew works makes this book easier to understand, I think. 
    
70. Trible, Phyllis. Texts of Terror: Literary-Feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives (1984). (amazon.com)
71. Webster, Alison/Maitland, Sara. Found Wanting: Women, Christianity and Sexuality (Cassell, 1995). (amazon.com)
72. Weems, Renita J. Battered Love: Marriage, Sex, and Violence in the Hebrew Prophets. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995). (amazon.com)
    A must read in the field of religion and violence; a challenging approach to biblical scholarship. Dr. Weems lays out the case for some religious language and imagery doing more harm than good.
73. Williams, Delores. Sisters in the Wilderness : The Challenge of Womanist God-Talk. (Maryknoll: Orbis, 1993). (amazon.com)
    Williams' work grows out of earlier essays which are substantial contributions to womanist theology.
74. Young, Pamela Dickey. Feminist Theology/Christian Theology: In Search of Method (Wipf & Stock, 2000). (amazon.com)
    A helpful critique of the work of several feminist theologians. 

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