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Theology Goddesses Who Rule Male and Female: Christian Approaches to Sexuality This is a compilation of essays on the theme of sexuality written by Eleanor McLaughlin, Elsa Walberg, Ann Ulanov, and others. They deal with historical surprises, contemporary issues, and psychological and theological perspectives on human sexuality. To Love as God Loves: Conversations with the Early Church A Place to Pray: Reflections on the Lord's Prayer This is a thoughtful, readable book about the prayer we use most often and one which refers to God as Father. It makes us think about what we say and mean and where God is to be found in it. She writes the book as letters to a friend. Finding God in the World Sophia: The Future of Feminist Spirituality This is one of the early books that reclaims Sophia, Divine Wisdom, as a place for feminist women to connect with Christ. There is good solid Biblical work here and the book is still relevant and helpful fifteen years after its publication. Inheriting Our Mothers’ Gardens: Feminist Theology in Third World Perspective The book provides personal histories and experiences of women of Africa, Asian, Anglo-American and Latin American heritage. Job's Daughters: Women and Power This is the 1990 Madalena Lecture in Spirituality by one of the foremost theologians in the Roman Catholic Church. In Search of Belief The author takes us through the Apostles Creed line by line “setting them ablaze with renewed meanings.” This is challenging and feminist. Womenspirit Rising: A Feminist Reader in Religion The contributors to this classic book read like a who’s who. They include Eleanor McLaughlin from the Episcopal Church plus Mary Daly, Rosemary Reuther, Merlin Stone and Elisabeth Fiorenza. In Search of Mary: The Womand and the Symbol Psychology, history, anthropology, art and religion go into this study of what we know about Mary and her story over these two thousand years. The Feminine Dimension of the Divine With Passion and Compassion: Third World Women Doing Theology This is a collection of essays by women from Asia, Africa and Latin America Sexual Violence: The Unmentionable Sin This book examines the social and religious roots of sexual violence and the consequences of silence. Part two provides a pastoral perspective, providing useful information to anyone attempting to respond to the victim or the offender. Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality This is a book that has pointed the way for so many others in restoring creation to a primary theology without apology to fall/redemption theology. Native thought and women’s spirituality resume their place as valid systems in Fox’s theology. Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Lessons for Transforming Evil in Soul and Society Mirror to the Church: Reflections on Sexism This collection of essays was written by British women to coincide with Lambeth in 1988. The women represent a variety of fields of expertise. Among the best known are Una Kroll and Janet Morley. Out of the Depths: Women's Experience of Evil and Salvation This is an important and original work on what evil and salvation are through women’s experience rather than in the usual male categories. She “presents an alternative, feminist approach to evil and salvation.” Gender and the Nicene Creed The author is an Episcopal priest who writes to open our tradition to the biblical, theological and historical possibilities of the feminine. There is a study guide for group discussion that includes handouts. The Return of the Mother The Re-creation of Eve The author evaluates the experience of Christian women in the contemporary world using scripture, history and tradition and looks to human experience as a place of ongoing revelation. Women Priests Yes or No God’s Fierce Whimsy: Christian Feminism and Theological Education This is a classic book modeling how seven strong women all in theological education can disagree and stay connected anyway. There is rich material here from some of the outstanding theological minds of our time. Touching Our Strength: The Erotic as Power and the Love of God Hispanic Women: Prophetic Voice in the Church The book is a reminder to be more inclusive in our thinking. It brings a word of challenge for the living of our faith. Introducing Feminist Christologies The author explores who Jesus is for feminist Christian women. She discusses savior, lover, friend, ground of being, shaman, etc. This is part of a whole series of feminist theology from Pilgrim Press. Living at the Edge: Sacrament and Solidarity in Leadership The author is the Bishop of Dunnedin, New Zealand, and the first woman to become a diocesan bishop in the Anglican Communion. This is a thoughtful book on the exercise of power in the church. Feminist Theology: A Reader The book is divided into three sections—Biblical Tradition and Interpretation, Christian History and tradition and Practical Consequences. Contributors include Janet Morley, Sara Maitland, Phyllis Trible, and Eleanor McLaughlin. Models of God: Theology for an Ecological, Nuclear Age The author writes about metaphorical theology and God as Mother, Lover and Friend. She describes the world as god’s body. The book is engaging, stimulating and helpful for meeting the challenges of our time. Readings in Ecology and Feminist Theology Contributors to this volume connecting feminism and ecology include Rosemary Radford Reuther, Thomas Berry, Joanna Macy, Sallie McFague, Brian Swimme and John Cobb, Jr. Carnal Knowing: Female Nakedness and Religious Meaning in the Christian West Introducing Womanist Theology “Theology by women of color is firmly rooted in their varied life experiences.” This is helpful in understanding how African American women do theology. Humanity in God This husband and wife team up to provide background and point to the future for understanding the feminine in God. There are many wonderful black and white illustrations. The Book of the Goddess Past and Present The Gnostic Gospels Adam, Eve and the Serpent The author traces the development of foundational ideas related to sexuality, moral freedom and human value as they developed in the first four centuries of Christianity and how these values have continued to affect the culture and church since then. The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology There are scholarly contributions by many female theologians, including Rosemary Reuther and Carol Christ. Part I is the Shape of Feminist Theology and Part II is The Themes of Feminist Theology. Eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven: Women, Sexuality and the Catholic Church Although not the Episcopal Church’s story per se, there are common threads and insights that make this valuable reading. The author claims, for instance, that in its glorification of Mary’s virginity, the Church has denigrated women and our sexuality. Caring for Creation Religion and Sexism: Images of Women in the Jewish and Christian Traditions Ten chapters by different authors, including Eleanor MClaughlin, take the story of sexism from the Hebrew Scriptures through Bart and Tillich. There is a good chapter on women and religion and the psychological and cultural implications. Women-Church: Theology and Practice of Feminist Liturgical Communites This is a manifesto for women not to wait for the church to be reformed but to move ahead in forming our own rituals and liturgies. The book has creative liturgies as well as justification for doing new work together as women. New Woman New Earth: Sexist Ideologies and Human Liberation The author explores the “unholy alliance” of religion and sexism and discusses how women and other “aliens” have become strange bedfellows in the wake of the dominant culture. She then calls women to “the last revolution.” Sexism and God-Talk: Toward a feminist theology This is an important offering that caused feminist theology to be taken seriously across the field of theology. She poses the question “Can a male savior save women?” in one of her chapters. This is a scholarly book that takes some concentration to read. Introducing Redemption in Christian Feminism The author takes on the Christological question as to whether a male savior can save women. She sees Christ as the “human one who bears the face of all suffering creatures for liberation.” There is much food for thought and action here. Making the Connections: Issues in Feminist Social Ethics The author argues for an ethical theory rooted in three fundamental categories—the embodiment of reason, the activity of love, and relationship. Church in the Round: Feminist Interpretation of the Church The author sums up thirty-five years of shaping liberating communities of faith which are global in perspective, informative, and empowering. The church is called to its task as a community to help mend the broken creation. The Future of Partnership The author makes the case for women and men to work together as partners with one another and with God. Her work is Biblically based and thoughtful. Human Liberation in a Feminist Perspective - A Theology This is an early book and an important theological work. She expands the theology of the liberation movement so that it includes women, something we take for granted now. The Satanizing of Women: Religion Versus Sexuality The author shows how the church “is the product of a masculine society, wracked by sexual anxieties.” He claims Jesus’ words have been distorted and that the result is Christian nations that are “not only sexually immature but…particularly warlike.” All We're Meant to Be: Biblical Feminism for Today This is a detailed study of scripture and many theological viewpoints. It provides background material on the culture of Bible times and practical discussion about singleness, sex, motherhood, marriage, careers and church work. A study guide is included. With Oil in Their Lamps: Faith, Feminism and the Future The author suggests how a Gospel-informed feminism can ofer a new vision of humanity, church and world for a new century. It is a small volume, the text of he Madalena Lecture in Spirituality. In Memory of Her: A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins Using feminist interpretation the author discusses the attitude toward women from the period immediately before Jesus through the third century. Jesus, Miriam's Child, Sophia's Prophet: Critical Issues in Feminist Christology Weaving the Sermon: Preaching in a Feminist Perspective Christian Feminist Perspectives: On History, Theology and the Bible This is a small introductory book on basic Christian feminist perspectives written by an Episcopal theologian. It contains many universal concepts as well as issues specific to the Episcopal Church. We are Theologians: Strengthening People of the Episcopal Church This is a book written to help laity understand how education, history and theology has become the domain of the clergy and how it needs to be returned to the laity. Speaking of Silence: The Lost Language of Salvation Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin This is an historical overview of the place of Mary in Christian history. It is a scholarly work that applies insights from Hebrew and Christian scriptures. There are many black and white illustrations and a chronology of the cult of Mary. Blessings: A Womanchrist Reflection on the Beatitudes Faith, Feminism and the Christ The author is an Episcopal priest who teaches at General Seminary. She takes on hard questions like “The Roots of the Problem in Christology” and “The Trinity.” The Ways of My Grandmothers For Native American women spirituality is a vital part of their total life. Readers can be more informed about the heritage and contribution of American Indian women to the world.

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