ABSTRACT
Feminisms are a feature of life in the twenty-first century. They are sometimes considered to be groundbreaking, sometimes unremarkable and sometimes dangerous, but whatever the perspective taken on the value or effectiveness of feminisms there is a persistence in their varied and often troubled presence. Whether they are accepted, rejected or disputed, feminisms can be seen to inform many different aspects and contexts of human living. This book incorporates such a shift of focus away from a discourse characterised by questions of the compatibility or incompatibility of Christianity and feminisms, to one characterised by a focus on method. It identifies some of the key theological and methodological mechanisms by which Christian feminist theologies are informed, sustained and made possible by feminist values and critiques. The emergence of feminisms as a distinct presence in theology will be traced and the dominance of the issue of the compatibility/incompatibility of feminisms and Christianity established.
