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Loading... Taking back God : American women rising up for religious equality (edition 2009)by Leora Tanenbaum
Work InformationTaking Back God: American Women Rising Up for Religious Equality by Leora Tanenbaum
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Wow! An excellent overview of (American) religious feminism. I particularly appreciated that it did not focus on one religious tradition, that it was written by someone who loves her religious tradition and intends to stay within it, and that, at the end, it is at once practical and optimistic. no reviews | add a review
If you've witnessed the preferential treatment of men in America's houses of worship, you will not be surprised to learn that there is a surge of women in this country rising up and demanding religious equality. More and more, religious women--Christian, Muslim, and Jewish--are declaring that they expect to be treated as equals in the religious sphere. They want the same meaningful spiritual connections enjoyed by their brothers, fathers, husbands, and sons. They embrace the word of God but are critical of their faith's male-oriented theology and liturgy. They reject the conventional interpretations of religious traditions that give women a different--and, to their minds, lesser--status. Rather than abandoning their faith, these women are taking it back and making it stronger, transforming religion while maintaining tradition. Leora Tanenbaum relates the experiences of Catholics, evangelical and mainline Protestants, Muslims, and observant Jews. The conflict these religious women face--honoring tradition while expanding it to synchronize with modern values--is ultimately one that all people of faith grapple with today. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)200.82Religions Religion Religion Groups of people Feminism--religionLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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