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New Topics in Feminist Philosophy of Religion

Contestations and Transcendence Incarnate

  • A collection of consistently high quality essays by some very well known and respected names in the field alongside some strong emerging feminist philosophical voices
  • Includes a serious level of critical interaction with such non-feminist Western philosophers as Kant, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Levinas, Bourdieu and Deleuze
  • Addresses the feminist struggle with and beyond oppressive aspects of God, especially gender specific conceptions of the divine
  • Goes into the question of how ethnic, racial, sexual, social and material differences can lead to more just configurations of religion and the divine
  • Includes both Western and non-Western feminist philosophy of religion

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Transcendence Incarnate: Space, Self and Other

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161
    2. The Lived Body, Gender and Confidence

      • Pamela Sue Anderson
      Pages 163-180
    3. Beauvoir and the Transcendence of Natality

      • Alison Martin
      Pages 249-259
    4. The Body as Site of Continuity and Change

      • Paul S. Fiddes
      Pages 261-277

About this book

Having enjoyed more than a decade of lively critique and creativity, feminist philosophy of religion continues to be a vital field of inquiry. New Topics in Feminist Philosophy of Religion maintains this vitality with both women and men, from their own distinctive social and material locations, contributing critically to the rich traditions in philosophy of religion. The twenty contributors open up new possibilities for spiritual practice, while contesting the gender-bias of traditional concepts in the field: the old models of human and divine will no longer ‘simply do’! A lively current debate develops in re-imagining and revaluing transcendence in terms of body, space and self-other relations.

This collection is an excellent source for courses in feminist philosophy, phenomenology, hermeneutics and literature, Continental and analytical philosophy of religion, engaging with a range of religions and philosophers including Kant, Kierkegaard, Marx, Heidegger, Arendt, Weil, Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty, Ricoeur, Levinas, Irigaray, Bourdieu, Kristeva, Le Doeuff, bell hooks and Jantzen.

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From the reviews:

“New Topics in Feminist Philosophy of Religion has a clear and well organized structure. … It makes a significant contribution to the ongoing study of religion and gender through its focus on contemporary debates among feminist philosophers of religion. … The book provides much to choose from, whether readers are established academics, younger scholars interested in lively philosophical debates, or students eager to learn about a new field or in search of a suitable research topic.” (Ursula King, Religion & Gender, Vol. 3 (1), 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Regent's Park College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

    Pamela Sue Anderson

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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