In the hundred years since The Women's Bible, giant strides have been made in feminist interpretation of the Bible. Now comes the first comprehensive overview of the whole field. The authors systematically recount those efforts to describe the story of women in both testaments, to uncover tendencies not supportive of women, and to describe biblical traditions that empower women. The book unfolds in three parts: Historical, Hermeneutical, and Methodological Foundations Toward a Feminist Reconstruction of the History of Israel Toward a Feminist Reconstruction of Early Christianity

One of our generation's most prophetic religious voices recounts her remarkable life-journey.

This book addresses a world dominated by free market capitalism, a world where persons become "human resources, " the raw materials for competitive production and profitable investment. Barbara Rumscheidt asks how Christians are to do pastoral theology in such a world, exploring the potential for Christian faith responses that can resist the dehumanizing dynamics of the "global economy."