Introducing body theology [[electronic resource] /] / Lisa Isherwood and Elizabeth Stuart

• Autore: Isherwood Lisa
• Pubblicazione: Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (165 p.)
• Disciplina: 230.046
• Soggetto topico: Feminist theology; Human body - Religious aspects - Christianity
• Altri autori: StuartElizabeth
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Editors' Preface; Introduction; 1. Why Body Theology?; 2. Method in Body Theology; 3. A Difficult Relationship: Christianity and the Body; 4. The Sacred Body? Women, Spirituality and Embodiment; 5. Queering the Body: The Body in Lesbian and Gay Theology; 6. The Body and the World; 7. Directions in Body Theology; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: This book sets out to examine the ambiguous relationship that Christianity has with the body. Incarnation is central to Christian belief but that doctrine has not encouraged a positive theology of the body. The authors explore why this has been so and examine ways in which a more body-positive theology can be developed using our Christian heritage. Starting from a feminist perspective they reclaim women's bodies from the embrace of patriarchy and in doing so clearly show how this reclamation challenges many systems of oppression. This work illustrates that the personal is political, even in th
• Titolo autorizzato: Introducing body theology
• ISBN: 1-281-78435-4; 9786611784355; 0-567-48747-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782374203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Introductions in feminist theology ; ; 2.