Congress of Wo/men:Religion, Gender, and Kyriarchal Power

by: Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza (Author)

Publication Date: 16 Mar. 2021

Language: English

Print Length: 190 pages

ISBN-10: 1666704180

ISBN-13: 9781666704181

Book Description

Reframing Ideas about Feminist Theory and Theology for the 21st Century In Congress of Wo/men:Religion, Gender, and Kyriarchal Power, leading feminist scholar Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza challenges the tendency in feminist theory to leave behind religion—a space of struggle, resistance, and social transformation—as a place for feminist politics. She also confronts the tendency of religious feminists to view women as if they are all the same, or to limit them to complementary roles with men. Presenting an alteative vision for global justice within the landscape of neoliberal kyriarchy, Schüssler Fiorenza calls upon religious and non-religious feminists to engage in transformation through struggle, friendship, and community. Further, this groundbreaking book’s final chapter opens up the discussion for future feminist work, drawing the reader into an imagined community of feminist readers with whom the reader can agree or disagree, but nevertheless struggle alongside to imagine a more just world.