About

Wave Womb by Galen Dara

Feminism and Religion is affiliated with the Women’s Studies and Religion program at Claremont Graduate University.

In the 1970′s and 80′s, a flowering of research into the study of women and religion arose within the academy. Feminist theologians such as Rosemary Radford Ruether, Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Delores Williams, Riffat Hassan, Rita Gross, and Judith Plaskow examined and reinterpreted their various traditions, as they analyzed androcentricism within their sacred texts, working to uncover the liberating insights buried within. Some scholars such as Carol Christ focused their attention upon Goddess worship in the ancient and contemporary world, while others, such as Mary Daly, chose to abandon tradition entirely.

Important work in women’s studies in religion continues as more attention is paid to the intersection between gender, race, culture, and sexual identity, within feminism and religion. However, no online forum currently exists in which these contemporary scholars of women and religion can gather for community and intellectual collaboration.

We establish this blog in the hope that feminist scholars of religion — and all who are interested in these issues — will use this forum to share their ideas, insights, and experiences, so that this community of thinkers will be nurtured as we explore diverse and new directions.

About our Logo

Our logo was designed by artist, Jaysen Waller (www.themettagarden.com) in the spirit of inclusivity. The objective of this logo is to celebrate and encourage feminist voices in all religions. FAR embraces all traditions and seeks to explore feminism within religion from diverse perspectives.

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