Feminism, Sexuality, and the Return of Religion

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments / ix Introduction: Feminism, Sexuality, and the Return of Religion / Linda Martín Alcoff and John D. Caputo / 1 1. In Defense of Sacrifice: Gender, Selfhood, and the Binding of Isaac / Sarah Coakley / 17 2. The Return of Religion during the Reign of Sexuality / Mark D. Jordan / 39 3. Returning God: The Gift of Feminist Theology / Catherine Keller / 55 4. Religion, Feminism, and Empire: The New Ambassadors of Islamophobia / Saba Mahmood / 77 5. It’s All About the Blues: The Black Female Body and Womanist God-Talk / Kelly Brown Douglas / 103 6. Nihilism, Sexuality, Postmodern Christianity / Gianni Vattimo / 124 7. Promised Belief / Hélène Cixous / 130 8. Concluding Roundtable: Feminism, Sexuality, and the Deconstruction of “Religion” / 160 List of Contributors / 185 Index / 189 ...