Mormon Feminism - Essential Writings (Paperback)

This groundbreaking collection gathers together for the first time the essential writings of the contemporary Mormon feminist movement-from its historic beginnings in the 1970s to its vibrant present, offering the best Mormon feminist thought and writing. No issue in Mormonism has made more headlines than the faith's distinctive approach to sex and gender. From its polygamous nineteenth-century past to its twentieth-century stand against the Equal Rights Amendment and its twenty-first-century fight against same-sex marriage, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has consistently positioned itself on the frontlines of battles over gender-related identities, roles, and rights. But even as the church has maintained a conservative position in public debates over sex and gender, Mormon women have developed their own brand of feminism by recovering the lost histories of female leadership and exploring the empowering potential of Mormon theology. The selections in this book-many gathered from out-of-print anthologies, magazines, and other ephemera-walk the reader through the history of Mormon feminism, from the second-wave feminism of the 1970s to contemporary debates over the ordination of women. Collecting essays, speeches, poems, and prose, Mormon Feminism presents the diverse voices of Mormon women as they challenge assumptions and stereotypes, push for progress and change in the contemporary LDS Church, and band together with other feminists of faith hoping to build a better world.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2017
Editors:	Joanna Brooks (Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Associate Vice President of Faculty Advancement) • Rachel Hunt Steenblik (PhD Student) • Hannah Wheelwright (Senior Program and Policy Associate)
Dimensions:	235 x 157 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	344
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-084838-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General Books > Christianity > Christian life & practice Promotions
LSN:	0-19-084838-3
Barcode:	9780190848385

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