 Feminist
Theory and Christian Theology : Cartographies of Grace
(Guides
to Theological Inquiry) by Serene
Jones
This long-awaited text charts clearly and
comprehensively the enormously important area of feminist theory--and
brings it into fruitful conversation with Christian theology. Jones introduces the primary concerns that animate
feminist theory through discussion of critical texts and through women's
narratives. She shows how they pose uncomfortable questions, and leave
no corner of the Christian tradition unchallenged. Jones unfolds
feminist theory in three broad categories that analyze human identity
and gender, oppression, and ethics. She then illustrates their potential
for illuminating theological categories of experience, truth, text, and
norm to revitalize three key traditional Christian doctrines: faith,
sin, and church. About the Author
Serene Jones is Associate Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School
and author of Calvin and the Rhetoric of Piety (1995).
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Site maintained by Janice
Maruca. Subtitled "The e-journal of the First Person
Biography," this is a journal of stories from the extraordinary lives
of ordinary women who have lived through this revolutionary century,
recording their experiences in the family, in the workplace and in
society. Excerpt from the Introduction:
20th century women have lived through devastating world wars, economic
catastrophes, great movements for civil and women’s rights, the sexual
revolution, and vast technological changes which continue to alter our
families, our communities, the fabric of society and men’s and women’s
roles. Many women in their seventies, eighties and nineties are still
struggling to deal honestly with their past lives. They have difficulty
writing their memoirs. They come from traditions where women were
secondary, and are intimidated at the idea of “going public.” They
doubt that their experiences are “interesting” or “important.”
Trying to forge their experiences into a story frequently releases
conflicting and troubling emotions connected with behavior that breaks
from the norm, and creates blocks of memory. They are most familiar with
narrative forms that were developed by men to tell men’s stories, and to
reflect the ways men perceive the world, and do not always accurately
render women’s perceptions. A woman who attempts to tell her story but
who can find no adequate model often falls silent, wondering if there
isn’t something wrong with her. Or she may try to make her story
“fit” into familiar models, in the process distorting her actual
vision of reality. This last problem stymies elderly women in particular,
especially those who have not had the benefit of recent feminist theory in
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How long have women been active scientists? Actually, how
long have people been active in science? The answer is the same for both women and
men -- as long as we have been human. One of the defining marks of humanity is our ability
to affect and predict our environment. Science - the creation of structure for our
world - technology - the use of structure in our world - and mathematics -
the common language of structure - all have been part of our human progress, through every
step of our path to the present. Women and men together have researched and solved each
emerging need. The first literature appeared some 4,000 years ago. Stone and bone
records stretch back further than those first alphabets, but give us no names. The very
first technical name was male - Imhotep - the architect of the first pyramid. The second
technical name was female - En Hedu'Anna (c.2354
BCE). Certainly women were questioners and thinkers long before that. Most myths and
religions place the beginnings of agriculture, of laws, of civilization, of mathematics,
of calendars, time keeping and medicine into the hands of women. The names of these
goddesses may not be realized as actual people, but they must have been real women, else
why preserve the mythos?
This site includes:
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The Directory of Women Philosophers is a database developed
by the Committee on the
Status of Women of the American Philosophical
Association.
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Here you can link to most women's studies programs in the
U.S. Only those programs with web sites are listed.
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A Journal of Women's Spirituality...a place to connect
for healing, for empowerment, for action: healing ourselves to heal
the planet.
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These are reviews published in online journals, listed at the
Women's Studies Resource site at
the University of Iowa.
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The Canadian Society for Women in Philosophy (C-SWIP) was
founded in 1976 with the objective of promoting the goals of women in philosophy. Its more
specific aims are:
 | to foster philosophical scholarship and teaching in the area of feminist studies as a
legitimate area of interest within philosophic inquiry. |
| to provide support and encouragement for the professional work of women philosophers.
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| to work toward eliminating discrimination against women in philosophy. |
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At Stanford University, this site provides full text access
to global information on women's studies derived from journals,
newsletters, and research reports.
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CROW, the first and the only bilingual women's on-line
magazine in Croatia. CROW has at your disposal, for your information and enjoyment,
more than 400 pages of different contents and design. Bilingual Versions:
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Empowering Women through technology. Cybergrrl, Inc. is
a website architecture and online marketing consulting firm that specializes in
communicating with the female audience. We utilize technology in a compelling way to help
our clients reach their target markets, attract a loyal and active following, and build
long lasting relationships with their customers. Site includes:
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Edited by Naomi Schor, Duke University; Elizabeth Weed, Brown
University. Differences focuses on how concepts and categories of
difference-- notably but not exclusively gender--operate within culture. Situated at the
point of intersection of cultural studies and feminism, the two most exciting fields of
critical inquiry to have opened up in recent years, Differences is affiliated
with the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University.
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The materials in this on-line archival collection document
various aspects of the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States, and focus
specifically on the radical origins of this movement during the late 1960s and early
1970s. Items range from radical theoretical writings to humorous plays to the minutes of
an actual grassroots group. You can find documents in the collection either by doing a keyword search or by the
categories listed below:
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Website
created by Univ. of Southern Cal. students in Gloria Orenstein's Ecofeminism class.
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Extensive list of ecofeminist and environmental
resources, including animal welfare, gender, etc.
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Ethics and the Environment publishes articles in ecofeminism.
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Launched to explore the meaning and impact of gender within
the changing concept of 'Europe', the European Journal of Women's Studies has
already established itself as a leading international forum for high quality articles at
the cutting edge of women's studies research and theory.
The European Journal of Women's Studies is a multidisciplinary, academic,
feminist journal which has as its main focus the nature of the complex relationship
between women and the diverse regions and meanings of Europe.
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Compiled by Eddie Yeghiayan for
the UC Irvine Critical Theory Resource.
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