The Strength of Her Witness: Jesus Christ in the Global Voices of Women

Synopsis

The Gospel Of John Recounts The Story Of An Encounter Between Jesus And A Samaritan Woman At The Well. After Their Conversation, She Goes Out To Tell Her Neighbors About The Mysterious Stranger, And Many Of Them Believed On The Strength Of Her Witness. These Essays, Drawn From Around The World, Reveal The Many Ways That Women Have Reflected On And Borne Witness To The Person, Teaching, And Praxis Of Jesus Christ In Light Of Their Own Varied Contexts. These Contexts Include Their Struggles For Life Amidst Wrenching Poverty, Racism, And Violence; Their Experience Of Being Female In Male-dominated Structures In The Church And Society; And Their Commitment To Promote Justice In View Of The Human Dignity Of Women, All Done In Tandem With Their Faith Relationship With The Living God. (publisher) Introduction / Elizabeth A. Johnson -- Part I: The Easter Experience. Encountering And Proclaiming The Risen Jesus / Sandra Schneiders -- The Significance Today Of Jesus' Commission To Mary Magdalene / Teresa Okure -- Rising With Mary: Re-visioning A Feminist Theology Of The Cross And Resurrection / Joy Ann Mcdougall -- Part Ii: Sweeping Overviews. Women And Christ: Toward Inclusive Christologies / Ellen Leonard -- But Who Do You Say That I Am? An Australian Feminist Response / Elaine Wainwright / Dictionary Of Feminist Theologies / Kelly Brown Douglas, Carter Heyward, Francine Cardman -- Feminist Anti-judaism And The Christian God / Judith Plaskow -- Part Iii: A Symphony Of Voices. Who Is Jesus For Asian Women? / Chung Hyun Kyung -- Christology From An Asian Woman's Perspective / Virginia Fabella -- Jesus Christ And The Liberation Of Women In Africa / Teresia M. Hinga -- Jesus Christ / Mercy Amba Oduyoye -- Australian Aboriginal Women's Christologies / Lee Miena Skye --^ Lord Of The Insignificant: A Christ For Ni-vanuatu Women / Judith Vusi -- Masculinity, Femininity, And The Christ / Maria Clara Lucchetti Bingemer -- Jesus Christ: Life And Liberation In A Discipleship Of Equals / María Pilar Aquino -- Black Women's Surrogacy Experience And The Christian Notion Of Redemption / Delores Williams -- Subjectification As A Requirement For Christological Construction / Jacqueline Grant -- From Satas To Santas, Sobrajas No More: Salvation In The Spaces Of The Everyday / Loida I. Martell-otero -- Christ, The Man For Others / Dorothee Soelle -- Part Iv: Fresh Takes On The Body Of Christ. Engendering Christ / Kwok Pui-lan -- Marking The Body Of Jesus, The Body Of Christ / M. Shawn Copeland -- Christology Between Identity And Difference: On Behalf Of A World In Need / Jeannine Hill Fletcher -- Christ As Bride/groom: A Lutheran Feminist Relational Christology / Kathryn Kleinhaus -- Christmas: And Became Hu/man / Teresa Berger --^ The Passion Of The Womb: Women Re-living The Eucharist / Astrid Lobo Gajiwala. Edited By Elizabeth A. Johnson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.