{"product_id":"feminist-theology-and-the-challenge-of-difference-9780195311624","title":"Feminist Theology and the Challenge of Difference","description":"In the early years of contesting patriarchy in the academy and religious institutions, feminist theology often presented itself as a unified front, a sisterhood. The term feminist theology, however, is misleading. It suggests a singular feminist purpose driven by a unified female cultural\u003cbr\u003eidentity that struggles as a cohesive whole against patriarchal dominance. Upon closer inspection, the voice of feminist theology is in fact a chorus of diverging perspectives, each informed by a variety of individual and communal experiences, and an embattled scholarly field, marked by the effects\u003cbr\u003eof privilege and power imbalances. This complexity raises an important question: How can feminist theologians respect the irreducible diversity of women's experiences and unmask entrenched forms of privilege in feminist theological discourse? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFeminist Theology and the Challenge of Difference\u003c\/em\u003e, Margaret D. Kamitsuka urges the feminist theological community to examine critically its most deeply held commitments, assumptions, and goals-especially those of feminist theologians writing from positions of privilege as white or heterosexual\u003cbr\u003ewomen. Focusing on women's experience as portrayed in literature, biblical narrative, and ethnographic writing, Kamitsuka examines the assumptions of feminist theology regarding race and sexuality. She proposes theoretical tools that feminist theologians can employ to identify and hopefully avoid\u003cbr\u003ethe imposition of racial or sexual hegemony, thus providing invaluable complexity to the movement's identity, and ultimately contributing to current and future Christian theological issues. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending poststructuralist and postcolonial theoretical resources with feminist and queer concerns, \u003cem\u003eFeminist Theology and the Challenge of Difference\u003c\/em\u003e makes constructive theological proposals, ranging from sin to christology. The text calls feminist theologians to a more rigorous self-critical\u003cbr\u003eapproach as they continue to shape the changing face of Christian theological discourse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret D. Kamitsuka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195311624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret D. Kamitsuka\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Professor of Religion at Oberlin College.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39930749780083,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":72.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_fe59eae6-1cc6-4fb8-b132-2d6854c02526.jpg?v=1647699050","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/feminist-theology-and-the-challenge-of-difference-9780195311624","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}