Hope Abundant: Third World and Indigenous Women's Theology

by Kwok Pui-lan

Overview

Since the publication of With Passion and Compassion: Third World Women Doing Theology in 1988, a new generation of feminist theologians has arisen from Africa, Asia, and Latin America that has produced numerous writings in books, academic journals, and grassroots magazines. Women theologians around the world, including the voices of indigenous women, have responded to their changing world with critical theological insights and social analyses. This new reader includes eighteen reflections by women theologians who face daily poverty, violence, civil strife, war, and cultural alienation, yet who find abundant hope through their faith. Divided into four parts—Context and Theology; Scripture; Christology; and Body, Sexuality, and Spirituality—these carefully selected essays provide a vivid picture of theological developments on the margins of the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781570758805
Publisher:	Orbis Books
Publication date:	09/15/2010
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Kwok Pui-lan, from Hong Kong, is the William F. Cole Professor of Christian Theology and Spirituality at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She has published extensively in Asian feminist theology, biblical interpretation, and postcolonial theology. Writing in both Chinese and English, she is the author of Discovering the Bible in the Non-Biblical World (Orbis, 1995) and the editor of Women and Christianity, a four-volume reference work.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction Kwok Pui-lan 1

Part 1 Context and Theology

Poem Mercy Amba Oduyoye 17

1 Engendered Communal Theology: African Women's Contribution to Theology in the Twenty-First Century Musimbi R. A. Kanyoro 19

2 Women Doing Theology with the Asian Ecumenical Movement Wong Wai Ching Angela 36

3 A Feminist Theology of Liberation: A Latin American Perspective with a View toward the Future Ivone Gebara 51

4 Dismantling the Master's House with the Master's Tools: Native Feminist Liberation Theologies Andrea Smith 72

Part 2 Scripture

"Words," a poem Maricel Mena-López (Colombia) and the "Feminist Intercultural Theology" symposium participants 87

5 Toward a Post-Colonial Feminist Interpretation of the Bible Musa W. Dube 89

6 Dalit Women and the Bible: Hermeneutical and Methodological Reflections Monica Jyotsna Melanchthon 103

7 Biblical Teachings and the Hard Realities of Life Jean Zaru 123

8 The Sign of Orpah: Reading Ruth through Native Eyes Laura E. Donaldson 138

9 The Patriarchal Household and Power Relations between Genders Elsa Tamez 152

Part 3 Christology

"The Star of Christ," a poem Sun Ai Park 165

10 Jesus Christ Mercy Amba Oduyoye 167

11 The Suffering Christ and the Asian Body Sharon A. Bong 186

12 Australian Aboriginal Women's Christologies Lee Miena Skye 194

13 Jesus and Mary Dance with the Orishas: Theological Elements in Interreligious Dialogue Clara Luz Ajo Lázaro 203

Part 4 Body, Sexuality, and Spirituality

"The Lord's Prayer," from A New Zealand Prayer Book 217

14 HIV/AIDS: An African Theological Response in Mission Isabel Apawo Phiri 219

15 Women, Faith, Marriage: A Feminist Look at the Challenges for Women Meng Yanling 229

16 Catholicism and Women's Rights as Human Rights Maria José Rosado-Nunes 241

17 Women's Spirituality for Justice Carmelita Usog (Philippines) 255

Selected Bibliography 267

Contributors 273