Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion articles from March 2006

Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion archives from March 2006

Editors' introduction.(feminism and religion)(Editorial)
March 22, 2006... In one way or another, the contributors to this issue wrestle with the relation of feminist theory to feminist praxis. Thus, this issue as a whole elucidates the programmatic statement of the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion that the...

The limits of poststructuralism for feminist theology.
March 22, 2006... There is much debate within feminist theology about which construal of subjectivity and agency best promotes the feminist aim to promote justice and flourishing for humanity and the rest of creation. A growing number of feminist theologians...

Imagining the Matthean eunuch community: Kyriarchy on the chopping block.
March 22, 2006... This article identifies the eunuch saying in Matthew's Gospel as a gender metaphor that suggests women in Matthew's communit(ies) continued to experience the same equality in marriage and leadership roles as the women in Jesus's Galilean...

Roundtable discussion: feminist religious history.(Discussion)
March 22, 2006... MAPPING FEMINIST HISTORIES OF RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS Margaret R. Miles In the past several decades, feminist historians of religious traditions have challenged settled assumptions about women's roles in historical societies. Feminist...

Imbolc Poems.(Poem)
March 22, 2006... Imbolc Poems 1. Imbolc easier if once having given birth the new fawn straggled off to eden so much harder to carry her with her stick legs over snowfields if there were a brook a fig...

How to Jump Off The Deep End, In Thirteen Easy Steps.(In a Different Voice)(Poem)
March 22, 2006... 1. Read the text. 2. Chew the text into bits. Begin looking for God. Look in places no one told you to look. 3. If someone tells you a story, turn it upside down and look at it that way. 4. Notice where mothers...

Roundtable discussion: must I be womanist?(Discussion)
March 22, 2006... MUST I BE WOMANIST? Monica A. Coleman Early Influences: Black Feminist and Womanist I'm a black female religious scholar, but I'm not sure I'm a womanist. I was a black feminist before I heard of "womanist." I discovered black...

Faith resources and sites as critical to participatory learning with rural South African women.(Living It Out)
March 22, 2006... Patriarchy is pervasive in rural communities in South Africa. The HIV/AIDS pandemic has forced African women theologians to address the issues of culture and poverty that are exacerbating the crisis for women. This article argues that faith...