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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825845003321

Autore

Moore Zoë Bennett

Titolo

Introducing feminist perspectives on pastoral theology [[electronic resource] /] / Zoë Bennett Moore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Sheffield Academic Press, 2002

ISBN

1-283-19977-7

9786613199775

0-567-45745-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Collana

Introductions in feminist theology ; ; 11

Disciplina

220

220.071

220/.071

Soggetti

Pastoral theology

Feminist criticism

Feminist theology

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Introduction; 1. Pastoral Theology: Who Needs a Feminist Perspective?; 2. Violence: A Reality in Women's Lives and a Lens for Social and Theological Analysis; 3. The Bible: The 'Master's Tool' or 'Flashes of Alternative Possibilities'; 4. In Whose Image?; 5. A Woman in the Image of God; 6. A Community in the Image of God; 7. Women and Pastoral Care; Postscript; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This book introduces feminist perspectives in pastoral theology. It is concerned with both pastoral care and practice and also with pastoral theology and theory. It seeks to explore why the inclusion of women's experiences and of feminist perspectives is of vital importance to Christian pastoral practice and to a Christian understanding of God. It should be of interest to concerned practitioners and also has specifically in mind the needs of students of pastoral theology. It begins with the lived experience of violence in Church and society, moving through to the implications of this for our u