Ephesians is a "mystery" text that seeks to make known the multifarious Wisdom of G*d. At its heart is the question of power. In this commentary, Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza examines the political understandings of ekkl esia and household in Ephesians as well as the roles that such understandings have played in the formation of early Christian communities and that still shape such communities today. By paying close attention to the function of androcentric biblical language within Ephesians, Schussler Fiorenza engages in a critical feminist emancipatory approach to biblical interpretation that calls for conscientization and change, that is, for the sake of wo/men's salvation or wellbeing.

Carol P. Christ brings together her personal experience and expertise to provide a comprehensive guide to the principles, practices and beliefs that have shaped feminist spirituality. Drawing from the fields of history, art, literature and philosophy, among others, Carol P. Christ demonstrates the revolutionary effects of worshipping the Goddess, and how it challenges our most basic assumptions. Rebirth of the Goddess proves both an engaging historical essay and a testament of the possibilities for change and self-fulfilment.

First published in 1980, "Diving Deep and Surfacing" continues to find new readers as women both young and old search for stories that value their struggles, celebrate their strengths, and comprehend their pain. In the moving new afterword to this fifteenth anniversary edition, Christ reveals how she came to understand on a deeper and more personal level what it means to be 'closed in silence, ' and why women's stories must be told.