Description
An eminent theologian addresses an enduring--but newly urgent--questionIs it possible to be both a faithful Catholic and an avowed feminist? Earlier generations of feminists first formulated answers to this question in the 1970s. Their views are still broadly held, but with increasing tentativeness and a growing sense of their inadequacy. Even now, Catholic women and men still say, It''s my Church and I''m not leaving, Change will only happen if people like me stay and fight, and The Church''s work for social justice is more important than the issues that concern me as a feminist. Yet in a post-#MeToo, #ChurchToo moment, when the Church seems disconnected from struggles for racial justice and LGBTQ inclusion, those answers sound increasingly insufficient. Today, tensions between Catholicism and feminism are more visible and ties to Catholic communities are increasingly weak. Can Catholic feminism survive?Julie Hanlon Rubio argues that it can. But if it is going to do so, it is necessar
