'Feminist Spirituality: The Next Generation' edited by Chris Klassen is now available from Lexington Books (Rowman and Littlefield):
http://www.lexingtonbooks.com/Catalog/Singlebook.shtml?command=search&db=^DB\Catalog.db&eqSKUdatarq=0739127942
Here's the blurb!:
"With analytical daring and a wealth of resources, Feminist Spirituality sets the agenda for understanding new developments in Goddess spirituality. Anyone interested in where feminist spirituality has gone and is now going-and what that means for feminists of all ages-cannot afford to miss this lively book."
- Cynthia Eller, Montclair State University
Many of the available resources for teaching courses on feminist spirituality either come from the 1980s to 1990s or are written by the same authors as those earlier texts, thus showing us a progression of spiritual beliefs and practices of "second-wave" feminists. While this is useful, when addressing this topic with university students it is also important to show the ways in which spirituality has been rethought by "third-wave" feminists. This rethinking can be found in various small circulation 'zines, but these are not always accessible to a wide audience. This anthology addresses the experiences of third-wave feminists in the construction and reformulation of spirituality. It addresses the experiences of young feminists and others who have been influenced by second-wave feminist spirituality and engaged in developing and critiquing themes of Goddess religion, queer theory, protest movements, and popular culture.
List of Contributors
Glenda Lynna Anne Tibe Bonifacio; Sarah Marie Gallant; Chris Klassen; Dawn Llewellyn; Kate McCarthy; Gena Meldazy; Anna Mercedes and Jennifer Thweatt-Bates; Catherine Telford-Keogh; Giselle Vincett; Laurel Zwissler
About the Author
Chris Klassen teaches in the department of Religion and Culture at Wilfrid Laurier University. She is the author of Storied Selves: Shaping Identity in Feminist Witchcraft (2008 Lexington Books).
Table of Contents for Feminist Spirituality: The Next Generation
* Introduction: Feminist Spirituality and Third-Wave Feminism
Chris Klassen
# Part I
* Chapter One: Imagination, Empowerment, and Imaginary Figures
Sarah Marie Gallant
* Chapter Two: Queering Feminist Witchcraft
Catherine Telford-Keogh
* Chapter Three: Bound in the Spiral Dance: Spirituality and Technology in the Third Wave
Anna Mercedes and Jennifer Thweatt-Bates
* Chapter Four: Fandemonium and Spirituality
Gena Meldazy
* Chapter Five: Not Pretty Girls? Sexuality, Spirituality, and Gender Construction in Women's Rock Music
Kate McCarthy
* Chapter Six: Feminist Teaching of the Goddess in Southern Alberta: Students' Responses and Challenges
Glenda Lynna Anne Tibe Bonifacio
# Part II
* Chapter Seven: Generational Change in Goddess Feminism: Some Observations from the UK
Giselle Vincett
* Chapter Eight: Ritual Actions: Feminist Spirituality in Anti-Globalization Protests
Laurel Zwissler
* Chapter Nine: Across Generations: Women's Spiritualities, Literary Texts, and Third Wave Feminism
Dawn Llewellyn
Dawn Llewellyn
PhD Student
Department of Religious Studies
Lancaster University
http://lancs.academia.edu/DawnLlewellyn
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