The Strength of Her Witness: Jesus Christ in the Global Voices of Women
This collection of essays by women theologians reflects on the person, teaching, and praxis of Jesus Christ in light of their own varied contexts and traditions from all over the world.
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The Strength of Her Witness: Jesus Christ in the Global Voices of Women
This collection of essays by women theologians reflects on the person, teaching, and praxis of Jesus Christ in light of their own varied contexts and traditions from all over the world.
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The Strength of Her Witness: Jesus Christ in the Global Voices of Women

The Strength of Her Witness: Jesus Christ in the Global Voices of Women

by Elizabeth A Johnson (Editor)
The Strength of Her Witness: Jesus Christ in the Global Voices of Women

The Strength of Her Witness: Jesus Christ in the Global Voices of Women

by Elizabeth A Johnson (Editor)

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This collection of essays by women theologians reflects on the person, teaching, and praxis of Jesus Christ in light of their own varied contexts and traditions from all over the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781626981720
Publisher: Orbis Books
Publication date: 05/18/2016
Pages: 368
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction Elizabeth A. Johnson (USA) ix

Part I The Easter Experience

1 Encountering and Proclaiming the Risen Jesus Sandra Schneiders (USA) 3

2 The Significance Today of Jesus' Commission to Mary Magdalene Teresa Okure (Nigeria) 17

3 Rising with Mary: Re-visioning a Feminist Theology of the Cross and Resurrection Joy Ann McDougall (USA) 32

Part II Sweeping Overviews

4 Women and Christ: Toward Inclusive Christologies Ellen Leonard (Canada) 47

5 "But Who Do You Say That I Am?": An Australian Feminist Response Elaine Wainwright (Australia) 59

6 Dictionary of Feminist Theologies Kelly Brown Douglas (USA) 78

Carter Heyward (USA) 80

Francine Cardman (USA) 81

7 Feminist Anti-Judaism and the Christian God Judith Plaskow (USA) 86

Part III A Symphony of Voices

8 Who Is Jesus for Asian Women? Chung Byun Kyung (Korea/USA) 103

9 Christology from an Asian Woman's Perspective Virginia Fabella (Philippines) 120

10 Jesus Christ and the Liberation of Women in Africa Teresia M. Hinga (Kenya/USA) 131

11 Jesus Christ Mercy Amba Oduyoye (Ghana) 141

12 Australian Aboriginal Women's Christologies Lee Miena Skye (Australia) 162

13 Lord of the Insignificant: A Christ for Ni-Vanuatu Women Judith Vusi (Vanuatu) 172

14 Masculinity, Femininity, and the Christ Maria Clara Lucchetti Bingemer (Brazil) 176

15 Jesus Christ: Life and Liberation in a Discipleship of Equals María Pilar Aquino (Mexico/USA) 186

16 Black Women's Surrogacy Experience and the Christian Notion of Redemption Delores Williams (USA) 199

17 Subjectification as a Requirement for Christological Construction Jacqueline Grant (USA) 215

18 From Satas to Santas-Sobrajas No More: Salvation in the Spaces of the Everyday Loida I. Martell-Otero (USA) 232

19 Christ, the Man for Others Dorothee Soelle (Germany) 243

Part IV Fresh Takes on the Body of Christ

20 Engendering Christ Kwok Pui-lan (Hong Kong/USA) 255

21 Marking the Body of Jesus, the Body of Christ M. Shawn Copeland (USA) 270

22 Christology between Identity and Difference: On Behalf of a World in Need Jeannine Hill Fletcher (USA) 284

23 Christ as Bride / Groom: A Lutheran Feminist Relational Christology Kathryn Kleinhans (USA) 299

24 Christmas: "And Became Hu/man" Teresa Berger (Germany/USA) 313

25 The Passion of the Womb: Women Re-living the Eucharist Astrid Lobo Gajiwala (India) 323

Last Word 335

Contributors 337

Sources 341

Index 345

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