Now revised, this is an important, timely, and critical work that provides the tools necessary for the reader to undertake an investigation of feminist theological thought.
Sandra Schneiders continues her rethinking of the traditional religious vows in the context of postmodernism, reaching back into the gospels for the meaning of "world" in order to discern the meaning of renunciation of the "world" by religious, examining, the vow of poverty both in its economic and spiritual sense as well as the vow of obedience.
Sandra Schneiders continues her rethinking of the traditional religious vows in the context of postmodernism, reaching back into the gospels for the meaning of "world" in order to discern the meaning of renunciation of the "world" by religious, examining the vow of poverty both in its economic and spiritual sense as well as the vow of obedience.
Analyzing the church since Vatican II and postmodernism, and locating religious life within this context, this book analyzes where religious life is going on the dawn of the next century and what elements remain since the profound changes that are a valuable basis for future growth.
An examination of the internal reality of contemporary religious life, particularly that of ministerial women religious in the first world setting, through the focusing lenses of commitment, consecrated celibacy, and community.
The author examines the transformative effects of feminism on both twentieth-century America and the postconciliar church and explores how a Gospel-informed feminism can offer a new vision of humanity, church and a world for a new century.
