Woman by Tina Beattie
This theological investigation explores the significance of woman in the Christian tradition from various perspectives. It is written as an open-ended quest for meaning in the form of a "theopoetics" rather than as a systematically developed argument. Weaving and circling around the Christian idea of woman, the book offers an unfolding vision of the problems and possibilities inherent in the story of Christ and the Church, with its historical legacy of silencing and exclusion and its unfulfilled promise of freedom and flourishing. Is it possible that the Church might become a life-giving and inclusive community capable of responding to the challenges that women pose to religion and society at the beginning of the third millennium, or is it, as some feminists suggest, an anachronistic and irredeemably patriarchal institution? Tina Beattie concludes that woman is not a form of being but a way of becoming, a dynamic and unfolding discovery of self in relation to God, humanity and nature, which is always in process, never completed. From a Christian perspective, this project of becoming a sexed human being - man or woman - needs to be understood as part of a larger and more encompassing human vocation to become divine according to the orthodox concept of "theosis", through the ongoing incarnation of God in Christ, the Church and the world.
"Beattie provides a fresh consideration of what it means to be a woman before God.. In ten chapters she covers a lengthy historical spectrum, grapples with profound theological issues and questions, and draws upon a surprisingly wide range of sources to demonstrate her points. She covers a full range of feminist thought and offers timely challenges to cherished ideas. ... This is a book that will frustrate as many readers as it inspires but, either way, they will be engaged in a thought-provoking journey that is worth the time and effort." -Deryn Guest, Reviews in Religion and Theology, Volume 11, Issue 4, September 2004
'One of the liveliest UK Roman Catholic theologians...this contribution to an inclusive theological anthropology should be taken very seriously' -- Ann Loades * Theology *
'One of the liveliest UK Roman Catholic theologians...this contribution to an inclusive theological anthropology should be taken very seriously' -- Ann Loades * Theology *
Tina Beattie is a Roman Catholic lay theologian. She teaches in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Roehampton College, University of Surrey. Her other books include 'God's Mother, Eve's Advocate' and 'Eve's Pilgrimage'.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780826457035 |
| ISBN 10 | 0826457037 |
| Title | Woman |
| Author | Tina Beattie |
| Series | New Century Theology |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2003-12-11 |
| Number of pages | 156 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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