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This volume introduces students to the history of cultural and
theological responses to abortion as background for understanding a
diversity of ethical positions in contemporary Christian, Jewish,
and Muslim writings. Politicized debates about abortion are often
presented in terms of a binary rhetoric of prolife versus
prochoice; however, this collection of essays shows how that binary
often breaks down when abortion is seen from different religious
perspectives and in light of the voices of women themselves. While
abortion is a global phenomenon, this volume focuses on the U.S.
context. American abortion politics and culture wars have been
dominated by Christian voices; nevertheless, Jewish and Muslim
abortion ethics engage many of the same issues from different
cultural and religious perspectives. Finally, this volume presents
important examples of recent social scientific studies about the
relationship of religion and abortion in the diverse cultural,
racial, and economic fabric of American society. Pedagogical
features include: - Introduction to the subject matter by the
editors - Introductory essays to all five parts of the book -
Questions for classroom discussion Additional pedagogical materials
can be found at: https://abortionreligionreader.com/
In the early years of contesting patriarchy in the academy and
religious institutions, feminist theology often presented itself as
a unified front, a sisterhood. The term "feminist theology,"
however, is misleading. It suggests a singular feminist purpose
driven by a unified female cultural identity that struggles as a
cohesive whole against patriarchal dominance. Upon closer
inspection, the voice of feminist theology is in fact a chorus of
diverging perspectives, each informed by a variety of individual
and communal experiences, and an embattled scholarly field, marked
by the effects of privilege and power imbalances. This complexity
raises an important question: How can feminist theologians respect
the irreducible diversity of women's experiences and unmask
entrenched forms of privilege in feminist theological discourse? In
Feminist Theology and the Challenge of Difference, Margaret D.
Kamitsuka urges the feminist theological community to examine
critically its most deeply held commitments, assumptions, and
goals-especially those of feminist theologians writing from
positions of privilege as white or heterosexual women. Focusing on
women's experience as portrayed in literature, biblical narrative,
and ethnographic writing, Kamitsuka examines the assumptions of
feminist theology regarding race and sexuality. She proposes
theoretical tools that feminist theologians can employ to identify
and hopefully avoid the imposition of racial or sexual hegemony,
thus providing invaluable complexity to the movement's identity,
and ultimately contributing to current and future Christian
theological issues. Blending poststructuralist and postcolonial
theoretical resources with feminist and queer concerns, Feminist
Theology and the Challenge of Difference makes constructive
theological proposals, ranging from sin to christology. The text
calls feminist theologians to a more rigorous self-critical
approach as they continue to shape the changing face of Christian
theological discourse.
This volume introduces students to the history of cultural and
theological responses to abortion as background for understanding a
diversity of ethical positions in contemporary Christian, Jewish,
and Muslim writings. Politicized debates about abortion are often
presented in terms of a binary rhetoric of prolife versus
prochoice; however, this collection of essays shows how that binary
often breaks down when abortion is seen from different religious
perspectives and in light of the voices of women themselves. While
abortion is a global phenomenon, this volume focuses on the U.S.
context. American abortion politics and culture wars have been
dominated by Christian voices; nevertheless, Jewish and Muslim
abortion ethics engage many of the same issues from different
cultural and religious perspectives. Finally, this volume presents
important examples of recent social scientific studies about the
relationship of religion and abortion in the diverse cultural,
racial, and economic fabric of American society. Pedagogical
features include: - Introduction to the subject matter by the
editors - Introductory essays to all five parts of the book -
Questions for classroom discussion Additional pedagogical materials
can be found at: https://abortionreligionreader.com/
Abortion remains the most contested political issue in American
life. Poll results have remained surprisingly constant over the
years, with roughly equal numbers supporting and opposing it. A
common perception is that abortion is contrary to Christian
teaching and values. While some have challenged that perception,
few have attempted a comprehensive critique and constructive
counterargument on Christian ethical and theological
grounds.Margaret Kamitsuka begins with a careful examination of the
churchs biblical and historical record, refuting the assumption
that Christianity has always condemned abortion or that it
considered personhood as beginning at the moment of conception. She
then offers carefully crafted ethical arguments about the pregnant
womans authority to make reproductive decisions and builds a
theological rationale for seeing abortion as something other than a
sin.
The topic of sexuality intersects directly with the most contested
historical, theological, and ethical questions of our day. In this
edgy yet profound volume, noted scholars and theologians assay the
Christian traditions classic and contemporary understandings of
sex, sexuality, and sexual identity. The project unfolds in three
phases: contemporary assessments of the Christian tradition, new
thinking about eros and being human religiously, and new
perspectives on classic mysteries in light of eros and embodiment.
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