Feminist Eschatology: Embodied Futures (Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies)

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 light of contributions from feminist theologians, noting the numerous and varied critiques they have made of traditional models. These critiques are identified as being directed towards three key claims: eschatology is understood to be actuated by a domineering God, populated by masculinised beings, and disassociated from present lives. Using a form of strategic feminism, wherein traits associated with female bodies, and some women's experiences of their bodies, are used to rethink the end-time of the eschaton, this book contributes to the meaning and significance of both bodies and eschatology. Cover Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Introduction Eschatology and embodiment Eschatology from bodies Eschatology for bodies Conclusion 1 Feminist theology and eschatology Introduction Process: Eschatology and omnipotence Content: Eschatology and immateriality Time: Eschatology and futurity Conclusion 2 A relational process Introduction Divine power as relational Relational perception and response Creaturely freedom Conclusion 3 A changing content Introduction The affirmation of bodies The contradiction of death Features of an embodied eschaton Conclusion 4 A tactile time Introduction A liveable future The meanings of touch The functions of touch Conclusion Conclusion Introduction Rethinking eschatology Moving forward Conclusion Index Emily Pennington. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.