ABSTRACT

Rosemary Radford Ruether’s name is known worldwide for her groundbreaking contribution to feminist theology. Her reputation as a feminist scholar motivated me to leave my home country, Brazil, to pursue doctoral studies under her mentorship in the mid 1980s in the joint GarrettEvangelical eological Seminary and Northwestern University graduate program. As time went by, I had not only an outstanding adviser for my theological education but also a mentor for life. Rosemary is, however, a role model nearly impossible to follow. Few women in our generation have published, traveled or lectured as much as Rosemary while also being a spouse, mother, grandmother, gardener, political activist, artist, and dog lover.