Ruether, Rosemary (1936–)
Ruether, Rosemary (1936–)
American theologian. Born Rosemary Radford, 1935, in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Scripps College, BA in philosophy, 1958; Claremont Graduate School, MA, 1960, PhD, 1965; m. Herman J. Ruether (political scientist and cultural historian); children: Rebecca, David and Mimi.
Pioneer Christian feminist theologian, taught at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (1976–2000), focusing on the interrelation between Christian theology and history and social justice issues, including sexism, racism, poverty, militarism, ecology and interfaith relations; joined staff at Pacific School of Religion (2000); wrote extensively on women and theological issues in such books as Sexism and God-Talk: Toward a Feminist Theology (1983), Woman-Church: Theology and Practice of Feminist Liturgical Communities (1986), Contemporary Catholicism (1987), The Wrath of Jonah: The Crisis of Religious Nationalism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (1989), Gaia and God: An Ecofeminist Theology of Earth Healing (1992), Women Healing Earth (1996), Gender and Redemption (1997), Christianity and Ecology (2000), Visionary Women: Three Medieval Mystics (2001) and Goddesses and the Divine Feminine (2005); frequent contributor to National Catholic Reporter and Sojourners; on the board of Friends of Sabeel and Catholics for Free Choice.