Feminism, sexuality, and the return of religion

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Feminist theory and reflections on sexuality and gender rarely make contact with contemporary continental philosophy of religion. Where they all come together, creative and transformative thinking occurs. In this book the authors tackle complicated questions provoked by the often stormy intersection of these powerful forces. The essays in this book break down barriers as they extend the richness of each philosophical tradition. They discuss topics such as queer sexuality and religion, feminism and the gift, feminism and religious reform, and religion and diversity. AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Feminism, Sexuality and the Return of Religion-Linda Martin Alcoff and John D. Caputo1. In Defense of Sacrifice: Gender, Selfhood and the Binding of Isaac-Sarah Coakley2. The Return of Religion during the Reign of Sexuality-Mark D. Jordan3. Returning God: the Gift of Feminist Theology-Catherine Keller 4. Religion, Feminism and the Empire: Is Islam the Problem? -Saba Mahmood5. It's All About the Blues: The Black Female Body and Womanist God-Talk-Kelly Brown Douglas6. Nihilism, Sexuality, Postmodern Christianity-Gianni Vattimo7. Promised Belief-Helene Cixous8. Concluding Roundtable: Feminism, Sexuality and the Deconstruction of "Religion"ContributorsIndex