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- Title
Feminist Liberation Theology and the Rise of the Celtic Tiger.
- Authors
Sainsbury, Gail
- Abstract
This article takes as its starting point the work of Irish feminist theologian Mary Condren, Her book, The Serpent and the Goddess, offers a thought-provoking treatment of the Irish situation and provides a solid starting point for the consideration of my topic, which is the potential for liberative responses to the rise of the Celtic Tiger--the economic boom that Ireland underwent during the 1990s, Ireland is interestingly placed as a country with a firm Catholic identity, a repressive history of conquest, a history of widespread poverty, a rich cultural heritage and now a strong economic life. These factors are analysed in the context of feminist liberation theology,
- Subjects
LIBERATION theology; THEOLOGY; POVERTY; CULTURAL property; FEMINISM
- Publication
Feminist Theology: The Journal of the Britain & Ireland School of Feminist Theology, 2006, Vol 14, Issue 2, p255
- ISSN
0966-7350
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0966735006059519