| Description |
xiii, 434 pages; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-425) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Ursala King -- pt. 1. Doing theology from Third World women's perspective: Reflections from a Third World woman's perspective : women's experience and liberation theologies / Mercy Amba Oduyoye (Ghana) -- Final document on doing theology from Third World women's perspective / Mexico conference -- The Ecumenical Decade of Churches in Solidarity with Women (1988-98) -- Women doing theology in Latin America / Ivone Gebara (Brazil) -- Theologizing in India : a feminine perspective / Indian Theological Association -- The future of feminist theology : an Asian perspective / Kwok Pui-lan (Hong-Kong) -- Womanist theology : black women's voices / Delores S. Williams (USA) -- The task of Hispanic women's liberation theology : Mujeristas : who we are and what we are about / Ada María Isasi-Díaz (USA). |
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pt. 2. Women's oppression and cries of pain: Challenging patriarchy / Ranjini Rebera (Sri Lanka/Australia) -- The Church and prostitution in Asia / Marianne Katoppo (Indonesia) -- Violence against women in development, militarism, and culture / Yayori Matsui (Japan) -- The struggle of Dalit Christian women in India / Swarnalatha Devi (India) -- Woman, for how long not? / Bette Ekeya (Kenya) -- Two voices on women's oppression and struggle in South Africa / Roxanne Jordaan and Thoko Mpumlwana (South Africa) -- The struggle about women's theological education / Mercy Amba Oduyoye (Ghana) and Roina Fa'atauva'a (Samoa) -- Letter addressed to the women of the world / Asian Women's Consultation on Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation. |
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pt. 3. The Bible as a source of empowerment for women: The Bible and self-defense : the examples of Judith, Moses, and David / Rigoberta Menchú (Guatemala) -- Women's rereading of the Bible / Elsa Tamez (Mexico) -- Reflections on Biblical texts: Matthew 15.21-8 : The empowering of women ; Luke 1.26-45 : Reversing the natural order ; Luke 1.26-55 : The Magnificat ; Mark 16.1-11 : Who will move the stone? -- Women as living stones / Grace Eneme (Cameroon) -- Open our eyes / Raquel Rodríguez (Puerto Rico) -- The Intifada, nonviolence, and the Bible / Jean Zaru (Israel) -- Worshipping with Asian women : a homily on Jesus healing the daughter of a Canaanite woman / Kwok Pui-lan (Hong Kong). |
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pt. 4. Challenging traditional theological thinking: The concept of God and the Spirit from the feminist perspective / Marianne Katoppo (Indonesia) -- To be human is to be created in God's image / Chung Hyun Kyung (Korea) -- "God as food for the hungry" : poem / Anonymous (India) -- Jesus Christ and the liberation of women in Africa / Teresa M. Hinga (Kenya) -- Summary statement on feminist mariology / Singapore Conference -- Mary, mother of God, mother of the poor / Ivone Gebara and María Clara Bingemer (Brazil) -- No time for silence : women, church, and liberation in southern Africa / Betty Govinden (South Africa). |
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pt. 5. A newly emerging spirituality: From barrenness to fullness of life : Workshop reflection -- Women in the future of theology of liberation / María Clara Bingemer (Brazil) -- Women's experience of God in emerging spirituality / Luz Beatriz Arellano (Nicaragua) -- Theological perspectives of a religious woman today : four trends of the emerging spirituality / Mary John Mananzan (Philippines) -- Women and spirituality in Asia / Aruna Gnanadason (India) -- The empowering Spirit of religion / Mercy Amba Oduyoye (Ghana) -- Recovery and rediscovered images : spiritual resources for Asian American women / Naomi P.F Southard (USA) -- Come, Holy Spirit : break down the walls with wisdom and compassion / Chung Hyun Kyung (Korea). |
| Subject |
Feminist theology.
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Christianity -- Developing countries.
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Developing countries -- Church history -- 20th century.
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| Added Author |
King, Ursula.
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| ISBN |
0883449633: $19.95 |
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