TY - BOOK AU - Riswold,Caryn D. TI - Feminism and christianity: questions and answers in the third wave SN - 9780718842857 AV - BT83.55 .R58 2009eb U1 - 230.082 23 PY - 2009/// CY - Cambridge, England PB - The Lutterworth Press KW - Feminist theology KW - Feminism KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Women and religion KW - Women in Christianity KW - Christian philosophy KW - Christianity and culture KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Theology KW - Systematic KW - bisacsh KW - General KW - fast KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion KW - Electronic books N1 - "First published 2011"--Title page verso; Includes bibliographical references; Front Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; ONE Feminist Questions of Christianity; 1.1 Why Should Feminists Care about Christianity?; 1.2 How Has Christianity Been a Problem for Women?; 1.3 Has Christianity Been Oppressive Only on the Basis of Gender?; 1.4 How Has Christianity Affected Women's Lives in a Positive Way?; 1.5 How Are Feminists Changing the Fact That Christianity Has Been Anti-feminist, If Not Anti-woman?; 1.6 If Jesus Was a Feminist, and Paul Was a Misogynist, What's the Real Christianity?; 1.7 How Do Different Christian Sects or Denominations Deal with Women?1.8 Is Christianity Better or Worse for Women Than Other Religions?; TWO Christian Questions of Feminism; 2.1 Why should Christians Care about Feminism?; 2.2 Why Don't Feminists Accept That the Bible Teaches That Men and Women Have Different Roles in Creation, and That Wives Should Submit to Their Husbands?; 2.3 Isn't Feminism Just a Lot of Whining, Privileged, White Women?; 2.4 Do Feminists Just Want to Turn Patriarchy into a Matriarchy?; 2.5 How Can a Person Be Both Christian and Feminist?; 2.6 Are All Feminists Really Lesbians? Doesn't Feminism at Least Promote the Sin of Homosexuality?2.7 Does feminism include goddess worship? If so, isn't it anti-Christian?; 2.8 Why Do Women Think They Can Be Pastors?; Conclusion; Questions and Answers; Glossary; Bibliography; Back Cover N2 - Why should feminists care about Christianity? Why should Christians care about feminism? In Feminism and Christianity Riswold presents a collection of concise answers to basic questions like these in order to generate discussion about how the two can challenge each other and can even work together in the twenty-first century. Situated firmly in the third wave of feminist activism and scholarship as well as in contemporary Christian theology, Riswold addresses issues such as race, class, gender, and sexuality with an affirmation of tradition alongside a push for change. This book is an opportun UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=817817 ER -