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The near occasion for Judith Plaskow's reflections on the history of white supremacy in Feminist Studies in Religion (FSR) (and, more specifically, the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, JFSR) [...]

It has come to our attention that the article 'Subverting Patriarchy through Celibacy, Renunciation, and Ritual Performance: The Kanyas of Sakori Ashram in India,' by Samta Pandya, published in the [...]

INTRODUCTION Much work of late has focused on critiquing the secularization thesis, or at least its dominant versions. According to those versions, religion will gradually retreat to the private space [...]

Entering the twenty-sixth year of producing first-rate feminist scholarship in religion is reason enough for celebration. With this issue, we have sweetened the occasion by assembling the range of sections [...]

I joined the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion as a managing editor in 1992. Frankly, this opportunity excited me far more than did the generous scholarship I received to [...]

In preparation for this panel celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, I scouted around for some data on the current 'health' of feminist publishing. [...]

How could anyone be against the idea of providing someone with a choice? How could anyone be against the idea of stable marriages and families? These seemingly simple questions form [...]

A recurring issue in analyzing the work of the critical theorist Theodor W. Adorno (d. 1969) is how to understand his professed adherence to the biblical commandment that prohibits the [...]

Feminist religious scholars must liberate themselves from the aspect of academia that opposes change. Journals such as the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion need to form networks that produce feminist knowledge, facilitating global access to free or low-cost international publishing.

Negative theology is discussed as an approach to feminist theology. Topics include radical democratic feminist theory and the politics of discursive 'failure.' The views of Judith Butler, Chantal Mouffe, and Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza are also examined.