Attunement: The Art and Politics of Feminist Theology

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Natalie Carnes (Professor of Theology and Affiliated Faculty in Women's and Gender Studies, Professor of Theology and Affiliated Faculty in Women's and Gender Studies, Baylor University)

Attunement

The Art and Politics of Feminist Theology

Natalie Carnes (Professor of Theology and Affiliated Faculty in Women's and Gender Studies, Professor of Theology and Affiliated Faculty in Women's and Gender Studies, Baylor University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
04 February 2025

Religious ethics; Christian theology; Christian aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships; Feminism & feminist theory

Series: AAR Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion

What is a feminist theologian to do with Christianity's patriarchal inheritance? She can avoid the most patriarchal aspects of the theological tradition and seek resources for constructive work elsewhere. Or she can critique misogynistic texts and artifacts, exposing their strategies of domination to warn against replicating them. Both approaches have merits and yet, without other interpretive strategies, they reaffirm that the theological tradition does not belong to women and others marginalized by gender. They cannot transform the discourse. But within feminist theology are the seeds of another approach, aimed at just such transformation by reworking the theological landscape to become hospitable to all those marginalized by gender. Attunement: The Art and Politics of Feminist Theology identifies trajectories resonant with this alternative approach and from them, describes and develops attunement as a third, generative path for feminist theologians.

Attunement is an aesthetically-invested approach to texts and artifacts that self-consciously co-creates as it interprets. Aware of what the text affords the reader, attunement constellates images, texts, and insights to build or augment positive affordances in the text and diminish negative ones. Natalie Carnes describes why this approach is significant for feminist theology, maps its roots in a long history of gender-marginalized individuals claiming authority, describes how it casts interpretation as both an aesthetic and political event, and notes how it might provide a way forward in vexed topics in feminist theology.

By: Natalie Carnes (Professor of Theology and Affiliated Faculty in Women's and Gender Studies Professor of Theology and Affiliated Faculty in Women's and Gender Studies Baylor University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 890g
ISBN: 9780197765616
ISBN 10: 0197765610
Series: AAR Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 04 February 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Natalie Carnes is Professor of Theology and Affiliated Faculty in Women's and Gender Studies at Baylor University.

Reviews for Attunement: The Art and Politics of Feminist Theology

Attunement is a valuable text that seeks to move the feminist conversation beyond its previous state. This book will be of value to both students and practitioners in the field. * Choice * Natalie Carnes brings broad and deep scholarship to the proposal of ""Attunement"" as ""an aesthetically invested approach to texts and artifacts."" She makes a strong case for using this method to maximize both political readings and aesthetic appraisals. This is a promising way to bring previously marginalized voices into the mainstream of theological work. It is an important tool to use to engage religion in all of its many dimensions in the service of justice. * Water Women Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Religion *