Future (Un)Relatedness between Goddess and Christian Feminism and a Jewish Feminist – Past, Present and Future

Bibliographic Data

ID14948565
AuthorsThalia Gur Klein (corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume22
Issue1
Pages58-76
Publication date2013-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFeminist Theology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0966-7350 • E-ISSN: 1745-5189
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0966735013498051
OpenAlexW2064090652
LanguageEN
References cited17

My purpose in this article is twofold. I wish to discuss the rift between Jewish feminists and Christian feminists and their Goddess peers, aiming to grapple with points of dispute, alienation and disparity. I equally aspire to find shared grounds; even where agreement is impossible, to raise a greater insight into Judaism beyond irreducible divides, and enhance mutual understanding and respect. By mutual respect I mean that not only shared grounds should build bridges; bridges should be built where homologous identity is missing. While leaving a space for disagreements, irreducible edges and differences; it is when divides are irreducible that mutual respect is most needed, though most difficult to find. Bridges over both shared and unshared grounds are the future of relations, as awareness of differences and open contention can widen reciprocal understanding of our separate worlds

Aesthetics · Alienation · Feminism · Judaism · Political science · Reciprocal · Sociology · Theology · Wish · Anthropology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Gender Studies · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions