Christianity, Patriarchy and Abuse: A Feminist Critique

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Summary: absolutely a must read for feminist christians
Review: I read this book in college (in the 1990's) and it has informed my thinking on the topic more than any other single book of theology.

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Summary: challenging to the core.
Review: This volume mounts a sustained and impassioned critique of Christian symbols that legitimate the vicitimization of women. Though the essays are all written by Christian theologians, they do not flinch from examining any aspect of Christian doctrine, nor from posing the question of whether Christianity is still an ethically viable religion. A particular strength of the book is that the authors do not all come down in the same place on the question of suffering, allowing an appropriate sense of complexity to bear on a particularly difficult issue.