Introducing Feminist Theology

by Anne M. Clifford

Introducing Feminist Theology responds to the questions What is feminist theology? and Why is it important? by considering the perspectives of women from around the globe who have very diverse life experience and relationships to God, Church and creation. Clifford introduces the major forms of feminist theology: radical, reformist, and reconstructionist, and highlights some of their specific characteristics.

Genres: Theology, School, Christianity, Nonfiction, Feminism, Religion

300 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2000

Reviews

[Kate Trimble · Rating 5 out of 5]

POV: you’re meeting with some lovely nuns getting filled up with feminine energy and the Lord’s truth and you mention how you’ve been dipping your toes in feminist readings and struggling with knowing how feminism fits into your Christian faith and they say that one of their own sisters has written a book on this very topic and they will let you borrow it for free. And THEN they call that sister over from across the room and you get to meet her and she encourages you to pursue the questions you’ve been asking yourself. Ugh what a magical experience.

I loved this book, it is written kind of in text book form as Clifford wrote it for a college class she was teaching… but her deep dives into so many important topics and what the Lord has to say to them are beautiful. She spoke deeply to the issues and questions I’ve been struggling with and helped my faith grow in ways I had been desperately needing ❤️

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

*4.5 stars*

This is my favorite resource so far. Clifford assumes the reader has little to no previous knowledge of the development and nuances of feminism and feminist theology. She introduces the reader to the above development and nuances and important figures and their contributions to the field. She provides a glossary of important terms, as well as discussion questions and resources for further reading. An excellent resource for a classroom, book club, or individual interested in what feminist theology is and why we need it.

[Olga · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book should really be called "Introducing CHRISTIAN feminist theology." The first chapter focused on feminism rather than theology, and then the rest of the chapters (I skipped a couple of them) dealt with Christian theology without even making a note about Jewish theology, Islamic theology, Hindu theology...

I loved the book and I enjoyed every chapter that I read, but the title of the book was just much wider than the content it had actually covered.

[ruby woletz · Rating 2 out of 5]

felt like a lot of just pushing christianity. clifford had some good arguments tho and always cited her wee sources. it's just so outdated, but that's on my sexual harasser professor for assigning us old ass books. dumb ass. i hate this class.

[Shannon T.L. · Rating 2 out of 5]

i found this book to be incredibly shallow and frustrating to read. i know it's an overview of the scholarship that is out there, but it's put together in a really unhelpful way. i was hoping for better.