A survey of literature, from the 1960's through the 1990's, on feminism and Christian tradition.

This annotated bibliography, a volume in the Greenwood series, Bibliographies and Indexes in Religious Studies, provides access to the numerous writings, from the 1960s through the 1990s, on feminism and Christian tradition. Major feminist theologians and sociologists are represented. As a guide to further research, this cross-disciplinary approach presents themes and issues in both a historical and a topical framework. An extensive overview of feminism in relation to the women's movement, women's studies, sociology and American religion introduces the literature and provides a historical context for the nearly one thousand entries that follow.

Cross-referenced throughout, the literature is presented in six thematic categories that include introductory and background materials, feminism and the development of feminist theology, topical literatures in feminist theology, feminism and womanist theology, religious leadership of women, and responses and recent developments. Separate author, subject, and title indexes complete the volume.

Preface
The Bibliography: A General Introduction
Mapping the Literature: 1968-1995
Introductory and Background Materials
Feminism and the Development of Feminist Theology
Topical Literatures in Feminist Theology
Feminism and Womanist Theology
The Religious Leadership of Women
Responses and Recent Developments
Author Index
Subject Index
Title Index

Reviews
Walsh's exceptionally well compiled bibliography documents the intersection of feminism and Christian religion, drawing from US journals and books 1968-93, with important earlier sources. The introduction demonstrates impressive thoroughness and depth of scholarship.... An important summary of scholarship in feminism, women's studies, spirituality, and religion, highly recommended for undergraduate and graduate collections.—Choice

Walsh has produced not merely a bibliographic record of an emerging field, but a fascinating work that ties together the strands of feminist theology and feminist sociology and sparks insights into the impact of feminisms on Christian traditions in the United States—Feminist Collections

Endorsements
Mary-Paula Walsh...has read, evaluated, and categorized 976 books and articles on theology and sociology related to feminism, and she has put it all into this very useful reference work. It is a magisterial product, the result of years of reading and organizing. Its annotations are more like book reviews than traditional annotations, and they will speed the job of anyone wanting to comprehend this field.—Dean R. Hoge^LProfessor of Sociology^LCatholic University of America

^IFeminism and Christian Tradition^R is a book that should be put on immediate reserve in university departments of religion and graduate-level seminaries in this and other countries....This incredible volume will prove valuable to students and mature academics well into the next century.—Adair T. Lummis^LResearch Faculty Associate^LCenter for Social and Religious Research^LHartford Seminary

An important sociologist of Religion, Walsh has missed little and has also made a unique contribution by highlighting writings that specifically relate not only to the theological and cultural/ritual reconstruction of Christian traditions, but those that have socio-theoretical import and that track impacts and reactions in the sociological, socio-theoretical, and public policy arenas. She has identified important versions of anti-feminist theological response, including those of the Christian Right. No library or Research Center should be without this splendidly conceived and well crafted resource.—Beverly W. Harrison^LCarolyn Williams Beaird Professor Emeritus of Christian Ethics^LUnion Theological Seminary

A work of breathtaking scope! Dr. Mary-Paula Walsh provides an astonishingly comprehensive road-map through the variegated literature that makes up the feminist Christian landscape. This work is essential reading for anyone interested in the feminist movement in American Christianity--its history, theoretical development, trends, issues, sub-disciplines, and principal authors. Irenic in tone and analytically perceptive, ^IFeminism and Christian Tradition^R opens interdisciplinary windows that will enhance bridge-building conversations among religious feminists of every persuasion. An invaluable resource!—Frances Taylor Gench^LAssociate Professor of Biblical Studies^LGettysburg Lutheran Seminary, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania