Unconventional Wisdom (Gender, Theology & Spirituality)

Unconventional Wisdom (Gender, Theology & Spirituality)

by JuneBoyce-Tillman (Author)

Synopsis

Early Christianity saw women in positions of authority and a fluid theology that included feminine figures in the notion of the Divine. However, for centuries a male trinity has dominated theology with the characteristics of triumphalism, clarity, order, eternality and unity. 'Unconventional Wisdom' examines the attempt within the last half of the twentieth century to unearth the hidden theological tradition of feminine Wisdom. The book presents the work of influential theorists, notably Foucault, Belenky and Dorothy Smith. The recovery of the feminine in the divine is linked with the rediscovery of subjugated value systems and what this might mean for ecclesiology.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 300
Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd,SW11
Published: 07 Feb 2008

ISBN 10: 1845531000
ISBN 13: 9781845531003

Media Reviews
'As might be anticipated from a writer who so outstandingly combines in her own career the academic and the creative, this is both a scholarly text and a vision of what Christianity might aspire to become in the twenty-first century.' - Women, Word, Spirit: Catholic Women's Network 'Incorporates writings and research from a huge variety of disciplines ranging from philosophy and theology to psychology, and cultural anthropology.' - Theology and Sexuality
Author Bio
June Boyce-Tillman is Professor of Applied Music at the University of Winchester. She has published widely in the area of education particularly music and religious education. Her most recent books are Constructing Musical Healing - The Wounds that Sing (Jessica Kingsley) and The Creative Spirit - Hildegard of Bingen (Canterbury Press).