This provocative theological reflection challenges both secular feminists and Christian conservatives in its exploration of the role and status of women in Christianity. Drawing on a wide range of sources from the medieval mystics to the modern media, Beattie asks if contemporary women have been denied access to a a vital dimension of spiritual, ethical and psychological awareness, through the rejection of religion by modern western culture. Although highly critical of a theological tradition that has been almost universal in its privileging of patriarchal and androcentric values, Beattie argues that that is only one part of the Christian story. Through a careful and attentive piecing together of women's theological visions and voices, she asks if it is possible to discover an alternative tradition, produced and sustained by women's faith through the centuries, offering a different perspective from which to re-evaluate Christian faith and practice in a postmodern world.
