The New Catholic Feminism: Theology, Gender Theory and Dialogue

by Tina Beattie and Tina Beattie

Book Overview

It is hard to over-estimate the challenge that feminism poses to Roman Catholicism. Pope John Paul II's call for a 'new feminism' has led to the development of a Catholic theological response to the so-called 'old feminism'. The New Catholic Feminism sets up a dramatic encounter between the orthodox Catholic establishment and contemporary critical theory, including feminist theology and philosophy, queer theory, and French psycholinguistics, in order...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415301483
• ISBN13: 9780415301480
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 9.2"