Recommended by Jennifer Fernandez, PhD, ABD

“A Catholic liberation theologian Imperatori-Lee has been called a ‘problematic theologian’ by the Catholic church and if you know me, there’s nothing I like more than someone who troubles the waters, so to speak. Imperatori-Lee writes as a scholar-activist who urges for reform and new ways of thinking. She writes about bodies, gender, ecclesiology and the relationship of women and the poor to institutions like the church.”

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in The Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion 31:2 (Fall 2015), 89-107

鈥淎 renowned theologian, educator, writer, mentor, and poet, she has worked tirelessly to address issues of poverty, health care, youth empowerment, women鈥檚 rights, destructive cultural and religious practices, and global unrest. She is the founder of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, an organization that encourages African women to research, write, and publish their own books and articles on 鈥淎frican issues鈥� and concerns ().鈥�

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Recommended by Jennifer Fernandez, PhD, ABD

“I think assigning Longing for Running Water by Gebara over the last year and a half at 天美视频 has deepened my appreciation for her work all the more as I see students minds blown by the simplicity of Gebara’s words and by their sheer power. I learned about her when I took Intro to Theology and it was such a brave, holistic, feminist approach to liberative theology and ecofeminism, that I’ve carried it forward with me into my work today. She’s clear, powerful, engaging, and real.”

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Recommended by Jennifer Fernandez, PhD, ABD

“Rivera explores colonialism, race, and gender through a lens of materiality, namely in Poetics of the Flesh, the body. She’s a brilliant mind who approaches theology through Carribean themes and theory. She explores critical issues of being, knowing, living into bodiliness… often using theopoetics as a way of embracing deeper ephemeral concepts. Her work is elegant and purposeful.”

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鈥淭ownes’ broad areas of expertise include Christian ethics, cultural theory and studies, postmodernism and social postmodernism. She has been a pioneering scholar in womanist theology, a field of studies in which the historic and current insights of African American women are brought into critical engagement with the traditions of Christian theology. Townes has a strong interest in thinking critically about womanist perspectives on issues such as health care, economic justice, poetry and literary theory (Vanderbilt Divinity School).鈥�

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鈥淜wok Pui Lan is Distinguished Visiting Professor at Candler School of Theology of Emory University, and the 2011 president of the American Academy of Religion. She has published extensively in Asian feminist theology, biblical interpretation, and postcolonial criticism. Kwok received her doctorate in theology degree from Harvard University, and a master’s in theology degree and a bachelor of divinity degree from Southeast Asia Graduate School of Theology ().鈥�

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鈥淏orn in Victoria, Mexico, Dr. Tamez currently resides in Costa Rica where she is on the faculty of the Latin American Biblical University in San Jos茅. She has previously taught at Vanderbilt Divinity School in the field of Latin American Liberation Theology and Harvard Divinity School in the area of World Christianity […] She has also received several awards for her contributions to Contextual Biblical Hermeneutics including the Hans-Sigrist Award from the University of Bern, Switzerland ().鈥�

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鈥淐anon was a woman of many firsts which include being the first Black woman to receive a PhD from Union Theological Seminary (1983) and the first Black woman to be ordained in the United Presbyterian Church (USA) (1974) […] As the Annie Scales Rogers Professor of Christian Ethics at Union Presbyterian Seminary from 2001 to 2018, Cannon also served on the faculties of New York Theological Seminary, the Episcopal Divinity School, and Temple University. She was a visiting professor at Harvard Divinity School, Yale Divinity School, and Wellesley College (Emilie Townes, 鈥�,鈥� American Academy of Religion).鈥�

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A special Thank You to Jennifer Fernandez, PhD, ABD, and Susan Hall, DMin, for their contributions to this list.

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It鈥檚 a question often heard within the walls of many learning institutions, yet the answer that follows is typically in regards to a textbook or a predetermined selection of pages for a class.

Today, we鈥檇 like to help you expand your reading list鈥攚hether you鈥檙e a student, life-long learner, or someone who enjoys settling down with a good, theological read.

But this is no ordinary list of 鈥渕ust-reads.鈥� Through recommendations from faculty and staff, we鈥檝e compiled a list of women theologians who are shaping and challenging discussions around womanist theology, race, feminism, and women and gender in scripture.

We hope you are able to explore and uncover the depth, wisdom, and insight these women theologians have to offer.

Recommended by: Jennifer Fernandez, PhD, ABD

“She’s an activist! She’s a scholar! She’s a theologian! Basically she’s a triple threat. After serving two, five- year terms as president of Chicago Theological Seminary, Thistlethwaite has gone on to work as a public scholar and even returned to teaching. Her work focuses on women, violence, peace, and justice.”

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In , Brooks-Thistlewaite analyzes the scaffolding in Western culture and Christianity that perpetuates widespread violence against women.

Recommended by: Jennifer Fernandez, PhD, ABD

鈥淧adilla is a Latinx theologian who constructively brings together current philosophical issues with Christian theology, Latin American religious thought, and mysticism. She explores issues such as borders and migration, race, and ecology in ways that bridge the philosophical with the spiritual.鈥�

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In , Padilla explores what it means to focus on the possibility that God experiences our joys in deeply communal and relational ways.

Recommended by: Kj Swanson, PhD

鈥淏orn in Japan and raised in a US Military family, Nakashima Brock was the first Asian-American woman to earn a doctorate in theology (1988). She has been a foundational voice in numerous areas of theological and civic discourse, from feminist theology to the Truth Commission on Conscience in War (2010). Nakashima Brock鈥檚 theology is deeply relational while also engaging issues of systemic oppression and abuse, taking seriously the call of love towards justice.鈥�

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Recommended by: Chelle Stearns, PhD

鈥淭anner鈥檚 work dives deep into the gift-giving nature of who God is as Father, Son, and Spirit. Ultimately, because God graciously gives us gifts, we become a gift to the world. Her non-competitive model of God and creation has shaped my theology in significant ways.鈥�

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Recommended by: J.P. Kang, PhD

鈥淎n esteemed pioneer in the text-based exploration of women and gender in scripture, Dr. Phyllis Trible is an internationally recognized biblical scholar and rhetorical critic. She is the Baldwin Professor Emerita of Sacred Literature at Union Theological Seminary in New York and a past president of the Society of Biblical Literature ().鈥�

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In , she leads readers into encountering four biblical women (Hagar, Tamar, an unnamed concubine, and the daughter of Jephthah) and models the transformative power of careful and close readings.

Recommended by: Chelle Stearns, PhD

鈥淗er writing provokes me in so many ways, causing me to stop and rethink my assumptions. She is the primary reason that the category of desire has woven itself through my theological work.鈥�

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Recommended by: Chelle Stearns, PhD

鈥淪he is considered the 鈥榝ounding foremother鈥� of Womanist theology and has encouraged a whole new generation of female theologians to arise and speak.鈥�

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Recommended by: Darren Sumner, PhD

鈥淎 rigorous and careful theologian, Prof. Sonderegger models for our guild a commitment to the enduring value of classical doctrine and a calm humility in going about the work of theology. She has a deep love for the tradition and a desire to take it seriously in an era when many pay little mind to matters such as Trinity, Christology, and the church as a locus of divine mission.鈥�

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Recommended by: Andrea Sielaff, MA

鈥淪he has a significant body of published work, including work on sexual violence, embodied theology, (dis)ability theologies, trauma, and trinitarian theology. She has also co-authored a textbook and reader on religious studies and she is the recipient of several grants for the teaching of religious studies.鈥�

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Recommended by: Chelle Stearns, PhD

鈥淚 love how she brings her life experience as a mother to bear upon her theology. Her Christological thinking has radically challenged and deepened my understanding of how God meets us in our suffering and our lingering traumas.鈥�

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Stay tuned to the Intersections blog for next month’s list, Women of Color Theologians. Email submissions@theseattleschool.edu to make a recommendation!

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