1st Edition

Feminist Eschatology Embodied Futures

By Emily Pennington Copyright 2017
232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

Many feminist theologians have made timely and valuable contributions to rethinking the eschaton by framing it as cyclical and by embracing endings as they are experienced by present relational, fluid, and sensuous bodies. However, any sense of eschatological finality or ultimacy has either been rejected or ignored. Feminist Eschatology seeks to think differently about Christian eschatology in... Read more

Introduction



1. Feminist Theology and Eschatology



2. A Relational Process



3. A Changing Content



4. A Tactile Time



Conclusion

Biography

Emily Pennington is Visiting Lecturer at the University of Chester, and teaches undergraduate classes in contextual and practical theology. Published papers include Does Feminism Need the Future? Rethinking Eschatology for Feminist Theology in Feminist Theology (2013), "Touching the Future: A Living Eschatology" in the International Journal of Public Theology (2015), and a number of book reviews in journals such as Modern Believing, the Journal of Beliefs and Values, and Studies in Christian Ethics. Her research interests include exploring and affirming women's experiences of embodiment, particularly with regards to experiences of creativity and sensuality.