Introducing Asian Feminist Theology

Kwok Pui-lan

• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Year: 2000
• Print ISBN:
  9781841270661
• eBook ISBN:
  9780567273550
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Theology

Asian women comprise more than a quarter of the world's population, and the forms in which they express feminist theology are many and varied, extending through grassroots movements, theological networks, ecumenical conferences and journals. Those involved in the process include community organizers, theological students, church leaders and social activists, among whom even the concept 'feminism' assumes many definitions and substitutes. Kwok Pui-lan's introduction to this huge subject begins with a survey of the social, political and cultural contexts of Asian women's experiences, and then traces the emergence of feminist consciousness and the organization of women's networks. She describes the resources of Asian feminist theology and the appropriation of Asian religious traditions, and considers the reconstructions of the concept of God in inclusive categories. Finally, she summarizes Asian women's critique of the patriarchal church and outlines the search for a new spirituality that express women's embodiedness and sexuality.

Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Editor's Preface
• Introduction
• 1. Changing Asia: Promises and Crises
• 2. The Emergence of Feminist Theological Consciousness
• 3. Sources and Resources of Asian Feminist Theology
• 4. Asian Feminist Interpretations of the Bible
• 5. Speaking about God
• 6. Christology
• 7. Women and the Church
• 8. Sexuality and Spirituality
• Bibliography
• Index of References
• Index of Authors