Contemporary Christologies in Response to Feminist and Ecological Challenges

Abstract

Ours is a period of upheaval in Christology, one that has been compared to the period after the death/resurrection of Jesus, when his followers were developing different ways of speaking about him. It has also been compared to the struggles in the fourth and fifth centuries to clarify what was the orthodox Christian belief in Jesus. New insights and concerns are raising new christological questions. The old answers are no longer convincing for many. It is not enough to repeat the words of the creed. We need to discover what these ancient creeds mean for us today.

Awakenings: Ecumenism, Feminism, Ecology

“…10 I focused on Christology from a feminist perspective. 11 A review of the dissertations written by women doctoral students reveals a number of works using a feminist methodology, including a hermeneutic of suspicion. There are critiques, the retrieval of women's history, and constructive works.…”