The influential feminist theologian Rosemary Ruether glimpses into the souls of three medieval mystics: Hildegard of Bingen, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and Julian of Norwich. Ruether's sympathetic overview evokes the new religious horizons they envisioned for Christianity.
Rosemary Radford Ruether's authoritative, award-winning critique of women's unequal standing in the church, which explored the complex history of redemption in evaluating conflict over the fundamental meaning of the Christian gospel for gender relations, is now in an updated and expanded edition. Ruether highlights women theologians' work to ......
The study of religion and the practice of theology have been transformed in recent years by incorporating new perspectives on race, ethnicity, and gender. This volume of work by twelve young scholars highlights new work at this fruitful nexus.In historical and social studies, new methodologies from social theory, cultural anthropology, and gender ......
In a time of rapid change and global confusion, how are Christians to perceive God at work in history? The theme of God's presence among the nations is here addressed from different perspectives by two major theologians. Douglas John Hall explores foundational theological questions: the providence of God, the relation of global to national ......
A Family's Struggle with Mental Illness and the Mental Health System
In telling the story of her son's thirty-year struggle with schizophrenia, Rosemary Ruether lays bare the inhumane treatment throughout history of people with mental illness. Despite countless reforms by "idealistic reformers" and an enlightened understanding that mental illness is a physical disease like any other, conditions for people who ......
Traces the evolving feminist scene in theology over the years and highlights specific contributions that have been and are being made. Although prominently Christian, this book also includes feminist initiatives from Judaism, Islam and Buddhism. It also offers a history, an analysis, and thoughtful proposals for the future.
Crisis of Religious Nationalism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
In this learned and clarifying volume--updated and issued in paperback for the first time--the Ruethers trace the tortured and contested history of Israel/Palestine from biblical times to the subsequent conflict with Arab and Palestinian nationalism.
God and Politics in the Holy Land: A Personal Testimony
Raheb, a Christian pastor in Bethlehem, explores the recent history of the Palestinian Christians, and the complex meeting of the world's three major monotheistic religions.
