Contemporary Feminist Theologies Power, Authority, Love Gender, Theology and Spirituality Series

This book explores the issues of power, authority and love with current concerns in the Christian theological exploration of feminism and feminist theology.

It addresses its key themes in three parts: (1) power deals with feminist critiques, (2) authority unpacks feminist methodologies, and (3) love explores feminist ethics. Covering issues such as embodiment, intersectionality, liberation theologies, historiography, queer approaches to hermeneutics, philosophy and more, it provides a multi-layered and nuanced appreciation of this important area of theological thought and practice.

This volume will be vital reading for scholars of feminist theology, queer theology, process theology, practical theology, religion and gender.

Introduction: To Speak, To Say Anything At All-Rebekah Pryor, Cathryn McKinney and Kerrie Handasyde; Part I Power: Dis/locations and Reclamations; 1 Speaking Up! Speaking Out! Naming the Silences: Women, Power, Authority and Love in the Pacific-Seforosa Carroll; 2 Witnessing to What Remains, or The Power of Persisting: Power, Authority, and Love in the Interim Spaces-Nicola Slee; 3 From Footballs to Matildas? Gender Diverse People and Theological Game Change-Josephine Inkpin; 4 Reading and Process: Rethinking Power-Brian Macallan; 5 The Problem with Powerlessness: Attending to Power and Authority in Matthew’s Wisdom Christology-Sally Douglas; Part II Authority: Subversions and Contestations; 6 "How could it be otherwise?" Sacramental Imagination and Political Rites-Katharine Massam; 7 Mother, Preacher, Press: Women Ministers and the Negotiation of Authority, 1910–1933-Kerrie Handasyde 8 Reforming Women in England and Scotland: Claiming Authority to Speak of God-Ann Loades; 9 Against and Without Authority: Writing Feminist Theology After the End of History-Janice McRandal; Part III Love: Embodiment and Practice; 10 Roadsides: Toward an Ecological Feminist Theology of Cross-Species Compassion-Anne Elvey; 11 Covenantal Relationships and Queer Bodies-Anika Jensen and Katecia Taylor with Stephen Burns; 12 Re-visioning (the) Love/Command: Law, Authority, and the Logic of Love in the Philosophy of Pamela Sue Anderson and Paul’s Letter to the Galatians-Sean Winter; 13 Writing the Image to Forgiveness and Love-Helena Kadmos; 14 Thinking, Dancing: Exploring the Gaps Between Ecstasy and Distress-Rebekah Pryor; 15 Speaking of Being Heard: Voice and Purpose in Prison-Cathryn McKinney

Kerrie Handasyde is Senior Lecturer in Church History at Pilgrim Theological College and Adjunct Lecturer at Stirling Theological College, University of Divinity.

Cathryn McKinney is Professional Supervision Program Coordinator at the University of Divinity, and an Honorary Postdoctoral Associate and Associate Lecturer at Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity, and chaplain at a women’s prison.

Rebekah Pryor is an artist, curator and early career researcher at the University of Melbourne.