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nichecase's review against another edition
5.0
a tour de force of christian theology (and the sexism it contains) from its jewish origins to karl barth. not only does ruether diagnose the oppressive qualities of christianity astutely, but she also recommends theological and pastoral changes that the church needs to make in order to reconnect woman with her authentic self (and to understand the authentic nature of god).
alpal2020's review against another edition
5.0
Fascinating, deeply challenging, an important game-changer for me.
ombudsman's review against another edition
5.0
a tour de force of christian theology (and the sexism it contains) from its jewish origins to karl barth. not only does ruether diagnose the oppressive qualities of christianity astutely, but she also recommends theological and pastoral changes that the church needs to make in order to reconnect woman with her authentic self (and to understand the authentic nature of god).
micahwimmer's review against another edition
5.0
I'm no expert, but if I were to recommend one book on feminist theology to your prototypical person on the street, this would be the one. Ruether systematically goes through all the big topics of Christian theology - the concept of G-d, Christology, church, eschatology, etc. - and critiques the traditional understandings of them while offering a new, life-affirming vision of how we can understand them in a redemptive way. Also, this book, while never dumbing anything down, can be read by non-academics and laypeople just as well as by academics. While this book is (somehow) three decades old now, its arguments still hold up tremendously well. I honestly believe that any Christian would gain immensely from reading this masterwork; I know I have.
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