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Beyond Patching: Faith and Feminism in the Catholic Church (Anthony Jordan Lectures)
by Sandra Marie Schneiders
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Paulist Press (2004-09-14)
ISBN: 0809142821
EAN: 9780809142828
Dewy Decimal #: 282.082
Paperback: 136 pages
Edition: Revised
SKU: 080106002
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: This Revised Edition copy is in excellent condition. No visible markings, highlights, underlining, tears. Tight spine. No Dust Jacket. Top, back soft cover has a crease to the edge. Clean Soft Cover with Light shelf/edge wear. Very interesting copy, worth having at an affordable price. (5J-64)
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Product Description
Here is a revised edition of a landmark text by one of our most distinguished authors and theologians. In Beyond Patching, Sandra Schneiders clarifies the language and concerns of feminist spirituality and effectively addresses the excruciating tensions that have arisen because of the sometimes morally unacceptable way that women are treated in the Church. She asserts that the current half-hearted attempts to "patch" things up must be replaced with a whole-hearted renewal, or the Church stands in danger of losing touch with many of its women. Beyond Patching supports meaningful change by presenting the feminist theological agenda in a manner that does not undermine the foundations of Christian faith. It includes such fundamental theological problems as the function of scripture for women once its patriarchal and misogynist content has been identified, the spiritual struggle of women who feel alienated by the church, and Catholic feminism in relation to the larger feminist movement. Beyond Patching is an excellent tool that not only gives hope to women but serves as a warning to Church authorities: just as an old garment can be beyond repair, so, too, the Church, in this case, is beyond patching.
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Customer Reviews
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Comprehensive Introduction to Modern Feminism
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-11-21
The other reviewer ("Sadly Disappointed") may not have read the introduction of the book, otherwise they would have seen that Sandra Schneiders discusses the postive and negative aspects of many forms of the feminism movement. In fact, she refers to the movement in the plural of "feminisms", point out that there is not one form of feminism that currently exists within society and societies.
The first chapter of the book is a cogent summary of feminism, beginning with the late 19th century European feminisms, though our own modern day expressions thereof. She then offers her reflections which lead a person to examine which feminist expressions best suit the issues that we are facing in our own day, ending with practical examples of real life situations.
The book is a great resource for those who are trying to attain a working understanding of current feminist expression and movements within society and, especially, how it relates to religious identities.
No one author can be taken as the sole voice or summary of an entire thinking, and I am sure the author would dislike being assumed to be such, but as an introductory text, "Beyond Patching" is excellent.
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Sadly Disappointed
Rating  (1)
Date: 2006-03-14
4 out of 24 customers found this reveiw helpful
Once again, the post-modern bitter (for that's its authentic tone) feminist movement has produced yet another text championing the "vast strides" of feminism which seeks to destroy the actual feminine of feminism.
A few simple questions to ask if you embark on reading this book:
Does the author even enjoy being a woman?
Does she have a sense of gratification that comes from the acknowledgement that women and men are pysiologically, anatomically and endocrinologically and resultantly, behaviorally different?
Is there an underlying exercise of feminine suppression: the suppression of feminine characteristics related to homones produced from the female reproductive system often referred to by sociologists as "gender identification"?
It seems that the theories contained in this book are just like so many unoriginal and tired theories that encourage women to act like men and thus suppress any natural feminine characteristics.
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