Rosemary Radford Ruether (1936–2022)
Author of Sexism and God-Talk: Toward a Feminist Theology
About the Author
American feminist theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Ruether graduated from Scripps College in 1958 and received her doctorate in classics and patristics from Claremont Graduate School in 1956. In 1976 she became Georgia Harkness Professor of Theology at show more Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, a position she continues to hold. An activist in the civil rights and peace movements of the 1960s, Ruether turned her energies to the emerging women's movement. During the 1970s and successive decades, feminist concerns impelled her to rethink historical theology, analyzing the patriarchal biases in both Christianity and Judaism that elevated male gender at the expense of women. Her rigorous scholarship has challenged many of the assumptions of traditionally male-dominated Christian theology. Recognized as one of the most prolific and readable Catholic writers, Ruether's work represents a significant contribution to contemporary theology, and her views have influenced a generation of scholars and theologians. Her imprint on feminist theology has been reinforced by her lectureships at a number of universities in the United States and abroad. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Rosemary Radford Ruether
Religion and Sexism: Images of Woman in the Jewish and Christian Traditions (1974) — Editor — 178 copies
Women and Redemption: A Theological History (New Vectors in the Study of Religion and Theology) (1998) 124 copies
The Wrath of Jonah: The Crisis of Religious Nationalism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (1989) 73 copies
Women Healing Earth: Third World Women on Ecology, Feminism, and Religion (Ecology and Justice) (1996) 66 copies
Women and Religion in America: The Colonial and Revolutionary Periods (Women & Religion in America) (1983) 41 copies
Gender, Ethnicity, and Religion (New Vectors in the Study of Religion and Theology) (2002) 32 copies
Many Forms of Madness: A Family's Struggle With Mental Illness and the Mental Health System (2009) 18 copies
De laatsten zullen de eersten zijn : Messiaanse cultuurkritiek : Kuyper-lezingen 1980 (1981) 2 copies
Speaking of Faith 1 copy
Communion is life together 1 copy
Universe Drama 1 copy
Associated Works
The Routledge Companion to Modern Christian Thought (Routledge Religion Companions) (2013) — Contributor — 13 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1936-11-02
- Date of death
- 2022-05-21
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Place of death
- Pomona, California, USA
- Education
- Scripps College (BA | 1958 | Philosophy)
Claremont Graduate School (MA | 1960 | Ancient History)
Claremont Graduate School (PhD | 1965 | Classics and Patristics) - Occupations
- professor
theologian - Relationships
- Reuther, Herman J. (husband)
- Organizations
- Howard University School of Religion
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Catholics for Choice
Pacific School of Religion ∙ Graduate Theological Union
Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press
Democratic Socialists of America
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