Recommended Reading

Feminist Theology and Feminist Studies

•  The Dance of the Dissident Daughter : A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine , Sue Monk Kidd

Noted author Sue Monk Kidd traces her journey from being a traditional Christian with a traditional understanding of women's roles to her discovery of a vibrant feminism and the feminine divine.

• Sophia : Aspects of the Divine Feminine Past and Present, Susanne Schaup

This work explores Lady Wisdom and Sophia in the Hebrew and Christian scriptures and Sophia's counterparts in other religious traditions. Dr. Schaup also examines the Goddess tradition as it appears in Christian mystics.

•  Feminist Theological Ethics: A Reader, Lois K. Daly, editor 

This book articulates a range of feminisms (as well as womanist and mujerista perspectives) and a range of ethics that provides an excellent introduction to the discipline of social ethics.