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This
list, proposed by theology professor Mary Ann Hinsdale, IHM, codirector
of BC’s Church in the 21st Century initiative, offers “a
basic introduction” to the theology surrounding women and the
Church. “Some of these books reflect the status quo,”
says Hinsdale, “others push the envelope. All are intellectually
responsible and accessible.”
Woman at the Altar: The Ordination of Women in the Roman Catholic
Church. By Lavinia Byrne (Continuum, 1999, 144 pp.)
Women and Sexuality. By Lisa Sowle Cahill (Paulist
Press, 1992, 85 pp.)
Introducing Feminist Theology. By Anne M. Clifford
(Orbis Books, 2001, 288 pp.)
Women’s Spirituality: Resources for Christian Development
(2nd edition). Edited by Joann Wolski Conn (Paulist Press,
1996, 479 pp.)
The Church and the Second Sex (reissue) with the Feminist
Postchristian Introduction and New Archaic Afterwords. By
Mary Daly (Beacon Press, 1985, 231 pp.)
Wisdom Ways: Introducing Feminist Biblical Interpretation.
By Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza (Orbis Books, 2001, 229 pp.)
Speaking with Authority: Catherine of Siena and the Voices
of Women Today. By Mary Catherine Hilkert (Paulist Press,
2001, 144 pp.)
Mulieris Dignitatem (“On the Dignity and Vocation of
Women”). By Pope John Paul II (Daughters of St. Paul,
1988, 120 pp.)
The Church Women Want: Catholic Women in Dialogue.
Edited by Elizabeth A. Johnson (Crossroad, 2002, 142 pp.)
Feminist Theology from the Third World: A Reader.
Edited by Ursula King (Orbis Books, 1994, 434 pp.)
Freeing Theology: The Essentials of Theology in Feminist
Perspective. Edited by Catherine M. LaCugna (Harper San Francisco,
1993, 272 pp.)
Beyond Anger: On Being a Feminist in the Church.
By Carolyn Osiek (Paulist Press, 1986, 93 pp.)
Sexism and God-Talk: Toward a Feminist Theology (reissue).
By Rosemary Radford Ruether (Beacon Press, 1993, 289 pp.)
Inheriting Our Mothers’ Gardens: Feminist Theology
in Third World Perspective. Edited by Letty Russell, et al.
(Westminster John Knox Press, 1991, 181 pp.)
Women and the Word. By Sandra Schneiders (Paulist
Press, 1986, 81 pp.)
New Catholic Women: A Contemporary Challenge to Traditional
Religious Authority (reprint). By Mary Jo Weaver (Indiana
University Press, 1996, 272 pp.)
The
Church in the 21st Century is a two-year initiative launched
by Boston College in September 2002 in response to the crisis
in the American Catholic Church. BCM will include
a special section covering some of the initiative’s
significant lectures, seminars, and public meetings.
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