Feminism and Religion

How Faiths View Women and Their Rights

AvMichele Paludi,Michele A. Paludi

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

Renowned subject experts Michele A. Paludi and J. Harold Ellens lead readers through a detailed exploration of the feminist methods, issues, and theoretical frameworks that have made women central, not marginal, to religions around the world.At a conference in 2013, Gloria Steinem noted that religion is the "biggest problem" facing feminism today. In this insightful volume, a team of researchers, psychologists, and religious leaders led by editors Michele A. Paludi and J. Harold Ellens supply their expertise and informed opinions to examine the problems, spur understanding, and pose solutions to the conflicts between religion and women's rights, thereby advocating a global interest in justice and love for women. Examples of subjects addressed include the pro-life/pro-choice debate, feminism in new age thought, and the complex intersections of religion and feminism combined with gender, race, and ethnicity.The contributed work in this unique single-volume book enables a better understanding of how various religions view women—both traditionally and in the modern context—and how feminist thinking has changed the roles of women in some world religions. Readers will come away with clear ideas about how religious cultures can honor feminist values, such as family-friendly workplace policies, reproductive justice, and pay equity, and will be prepared to engage in conversation and constructive debate regarding how faith and feminism are interrelated today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-03-21
Mått:156 x 235 x 29 mm
Vikt:879 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Women's Psychology
Antal sidor:424
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781440838880

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Michele A. Paludi, PhD, is an internationally recognized author and consultant in the areas of campus violence, workplace violence, bullying, sexual harassment, and diversity.J. Harold Ellens, PhD, is a retired university professor of philosophy and psychology, retired Presbyterian theologian and pastor, retired U.S. Army Chaplain (Colonel), and executive director emeritus of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies.

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Summing Up: Recommended. . . . Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers.

Innehållsförteckning

Series ForewordMichele A. PaludiForewordJ. Harold EllensAcknowledgmentsIntroductionMichele A. PaludiPART I: VIEWS FROM THE BIBLE AND BUDDHISM TO THE QURAN AND TAOISM1. Is Faith in the Bible and Feminism Compatible?Virginia Ingram2. The Goddess-Worshipping Age: Feminist Egalitarianism in Prehistory and Early HistoryMaija Jespersen3. Feminist Perspectives from the Hebrew BibleIlona Rashkow4. The Church, Woman, Leadership, and the BodySilvia Geruza Fernandez Rodrigues5. Feminism Re-frames Who Wrote Hebrew Scriptures: 10th-Century Tamar, the "Master" StorytellerAdrien J. Bledstein6. Women in the Holy QuranSayyed Mohsen Fatemi7. Feminism in Hinduism: Female Deities and Their Influence on South Asian CultureDivyaben Patel, Katherine Anne E. Scott, Paula K. Lundberg-Love, and Jeanine M. Galusha-Glasscock8. Feminism in BuddhismLinda Chiang9. Femineity in the Gospel of JohnKamila Blessing10. Feminism in the Eastern Orthodox ChurchMaria Stoyadinova11. The Mystical Feminine in Baha'i ScripturesPaula A. DrewekPART II: RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY IN FEMINISM AND FEMINIST ACTION12. Martial Religion, Ravaging Warfare, and Rape: Polytheistic Greek and Monotheistic Israelite ViewsKathy L. Gaca13. Judaism and FeminismIlona Rashkow14. A Room Prepared: Women and the Mystic ExperienceAnna Byrne15. The Feminine SpiritualDeborah Brock16. Feminism and the Pro-Life/Pro-Choice DebateJennifer Elisa Veninga17. Historical Resonances of the Feminine in the Brazilian Christian ReligionsPatricia Nobre18. Faith and Feminism: Resolving the Gender Issue through Mythology and ArchetypeDeborah Brock19. Feminist, Womanist, and Mujerista Theologies in ConversationSuzanne M. Coyle20. Confucianism and FeminismMary Wittbold21. Men Are Not Yang and Women Are Not Yin: Gender Construction in the Tao Te Ching and the I ChingMaija Jespersen22. American Muslim Women and Faith-Inspired ActivismAsma Uddin and Firdaus Arastu23. Special Women in the Holy QuranSayyed Mohsen Fatemi24. Feminism and the Future of ReligionJ. Harold EllensAbout the Editors and ContributorsIndex