Humanity Has Been A Holy Thing: Toward a Contemporary Feminist Christology

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by Ellen K. Wondra

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This book explores the development of Christology by major white North American feminist theologians, placing the Christologies of Rosemary Radford Ruether, Carter Heyward, Patricia Wilson-Kastner, and Marjorie Suchocki within the context of their overall theologies. Wondra further examines the meaning and importance of women's experience in feminist theology. This work is self-consciously located at the juncture of contemporary theology and contemporary feminist theory, and uses a conversational method to examine proposals in Christology that are aspects of more comprehensive/systematic feminist constructive theologies. Contents: Preface; Introduction; PART I: THE FEMINIST CHRISTOLOGICAL PROBLEM. Toward an Adequate Feminist Christology: Methodology. PART II: THE RELATION OF WOMEN'S EXPERIENCE TO CHRISTOLOGY. The Construction of Women's Experience in Feminist Theory and Theology; Resistance and Transformation as Religious Experience; The Relation of Women's Experience to Christology. PART III: TOWARD CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST CHRISTOLOGY. The Paradigmatic and Prophetic Christ; The Decisive Representation of Self-Giving Love; The Revelation of God to Us; Christ, Mutuality, and Justice; Wisdom-Logos Christology in Feminist Perspective; The Re-presentation of Renaissance and Transformation; Bibliography; Index. This book will be a valuable asset for those seeking to explore feminist theology and/or christology. It will be useful for classroom use in seminaries and universities...All in all, Humanity Has Been a Holy Thing is an important and welcome addition to the growing library of feminist works on Christology.>>> (Flora A. Keshgegian) Wondra provides a trustworthy, critical review of Christian feminist theologies as they address the question of the saving knowledge and power of Jesus Christ.>>>> (Flora A. Keshgegian The Journal Of Religion ) An important indeed crucial study that advances both Christological and feminist theory and both together.>>>> (Tracy, David) An important indeed crucial study that advances both Christological and feminist theory and both together. (Tracy, David) This book will be a valuable asset for those seeking to explore feminist theology and/or christology. It will be useful for classroom use in seminaries and universities...All in all, Humanity Has Been a Holy Thing is an important and welcome addition to the growing library of feminist works on Christology. (Flora A. Keshgegian) Wondra provides a trustworthy, critical review of Christian feminist theologies as they address the question of the saving knowledge and power of Jesus Christ. (Flora A. Keshgegian The Journal Of Religion ) Ellen K. Wondra is Assistant Professor of Theological Studies at Colgate-Rochester Divinity School.

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