Introducing Asian feminist theology / / Kwok Pui-lan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910819354403321
• Autore: Kwok Pui-lan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [2000]; ©2000
• ISBN: 1-283-19565-8; 9786613195654; 0-567-27355-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (137 p.)
• Collana: Introductions in feminist theology ; ; 4
• Disciplina: 230.082; 230
• Soggetti: Feminist theology - Asia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Table of Contents; Editor's Preface; Introduction; 1. Changing Asia: Promises and Crises; 2. The Emergence of Feminist Theological Consciousness; 3. Sources and Resources of Asian Feminist Theology; 4. Asian Feminist Interpretations of the Bible; 5. Speaking about God; 6. Christology; 7. Women and the Church; 8. Sexuality and Spirituality; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: Asian women comprise more than a quarter of the world's population, and the forms in which they express feminist theology are many and varied, extending through grassroots movements, theological networks, ecumenical conferences and journals. Those involved in the process include community organizers, theological students, church leaders and social activists, among whom even the concept 'feminism' assumes many definitions and substitutes. Kwok Pui-lan's introduction to this huge subject begins with a survey of the social, political and cultural contexts of Asian women's experiences, and then tr