Books, Magazines and Research on Women & Religion
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Anything We Love Can Be Saved
a series of short personal essays on a range
of topics from Walker’s Buddhist and womanist
perspectives
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At My Mother’s Feet: Stories of Muslim Women
features Canadian Muslim
women activists describing how they live out
their spirituality through work, reinterpreting
sacred texts, fighting for women’s political
equality, and working globally on behalf of
peace
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explores
questions of theology and identity through an
exploration of Ahmed’s own life story. Ahmed’s
work illustrates the power and insights of using
personal experiences and historical analysis
as methods in understanding the practice of
religion
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Breaking Free: The Story of a Feminist Baptist Minister
a memoir
that focuses on the consequences and power
of bringing together faith and gender equality
for religious women
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Called to Question: A Spiritual Memoir
provides a model of feminist
spirituality based on Chittister’s life and experience
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Called to Speak: Six Strategies That Encourage Women’s Political Activism
identifies ways to encourage women’s political
activism, based on the personal and external
factors that hold them back
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includes novels
about Sarah, Zipporah and Lilah
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Catholic and Feminist: The Surprising History of the American Catholic Feminist Movement
explores the history of American Catholic feminism from the 1960s through the early 1980s.
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Choosing to Lead: Women and the Crisis of American Values
explores the history of women’s leadership, including
the religious values that many women activists
historically brought to American public life
and reform, and argues that women can bring
a new vision for building democracy in this
country
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provides
readings and questions designed to
inspire group discussion in congregations,
reading groups and other settings about
Christianity and issues of gender justice
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