Subject Headings

Catholic Church
Christian Women
Feminist theology
Hindu women
Jewish Women
Muslim women
Pagan
Spirituality
Wicca
Women in fundamentalist churches
Women in Islam

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Women and Religion

Books, Print and Electronic

The following sources provide basic information and brief introductions to the topic of women and religion. Call numbers and locations are listed below the book's description. Refer to the Ask-A-Librarian, IRIS Guide and Building Map pages for more information. Links to online sources are provided.

Brekus, Catherine. The religious history of American women : reimagining the past.
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2007.
DOUGLASS STACKS BL2525.R4698 2007

Fernandes, Leela. Transforming feminist practice : non-violence, social justice and the possibilities of a spiritualized feminism.
San Francisco : Aunt Lute Books, 2003.
ALEX, DOUGLASS STACKS HQ1154.F495 2003

Greene-McCreight, Kathryn. Feminist reconstructions of Christian doctrine: Narrative analysis and appraisal.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.
DOUGLASS STACKS BT83.55.G73 2000

Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia
"Embraces the whole Jewish world and all of Jewish culture from the Hebrew Bible to the present." Includes the text from the original CD-ROM resource plus some images. Articles will be added and updated over time.

Plaskow, Judith, Berman, Donna, ed.. The coming of Lilith : Essays on feminism, Judaism, and sexual ethics, 1972-2003.
Boston, Mass.: Beacon Press, 2005.
DOUGLASS STACKS BM729.W6P54 2005

Pruthi, Raj & Sharma, Bela Rani. Sikhism and women.
New Delhi : Anmol Publications, 1995.
DOUGLASS STACKS BL2018.5.W65P78 1995

Samiuddin, Abida ; Khanam, R., eds. Muslim Feminism and Feminist Movement.
Delhi, India: Global Vision Publishing House, 2002.
5 editions: Central Asia, South Asia, South-East Asia, Middle-East Asia, Africa.
DOUGLASS REF HQ1170.M832 2002

Shani, Giorgio. Sikh nationalism and identity in a global age.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.
ALEX STACKS DS432.S5S395 2008

Skinner, Rosemary and Ruether, Rosemary Radford, eds. Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America.
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2006.
ALEX REF BL458.E52 2006 v.1-3

Journals

The journals below may contain relevant articles on your chosen topic. To locate the online versions of these journals, search for the title in IRIS and select "Periodical title begins with" from the dropdown menu. The results page will include a link to the electronic version.

Awakened Woman: the Journal of Women's Spirituality [Open Access, Online Resource]

Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]

Journal of Women and Religion [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]

Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies and Gender Issues [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]

Indexes

Journal articles from a variety of periodical sources can be found via these specialized and multidisciplinary indexes. Students can use their Net ID and password to log into Rutgers Restricted databases from off-campus. See the "How Do I Connect From Home?" guide for more information.

ATLA Religion Database
The ATLA Religion Database is an essential tool for the study of religion. It is the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion.

Contemporary Women's Issues
Covers over 1500 sources published by more than 200 organizations around the world. Coverage includes more than 150 periodicals in addition to non-periodical source publications.

Philosophers Index

Websites

Catholics for Choice

Hadassah-Brandeis Institute

The Kitchen Table
"Conversations with Dr. Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies at Princeton University and Dr. Yolanda Pierce, Associate Professor of African American Religion and Literature at Princeton Theological Seminary."

Muslim Women's League

Rutgers Catholic Center

Rutgers Department of Religion

Rutgers Hillel

Sakyadhita International (International Association for Buddhist Women)

Sharing the Sikh Experience

Today's Christian Woman (Christianity Today)

Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

Women's and Gender Studies Subject Research Guide: Women and Religion section (Rutgers Libraries)