CONFERENCE ORGANISED BY SOF MAGAZINE WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SEA OF FAITH NETWORK STEERING COMMITTEE dot.comma Two books at special SoF prices! Alison Webster's classic study FOUND WANTING: WOMEN, CHRISTIANITY AND SEXUALITY offers "a trenchant lesbian and feminist critique of Christian teachings about sexuality”.
Accepting that "the church is experienced by many women as an oppressive force which is damaging of both their sexuality and their spirituality", she addresses the common dilemma for lesbians and feminists of Christian heritage, “should | stay or should | go?", suggesting creative ways in which this question may be reframed. Others who feel they have been weighed in the balance and found wanting by the church will find encouragement here to stay in and fight! Found Wanting was published by Cassell in 1995 at £13.95, but is available to SoF readers at £7 inc p&p from 2 Half Key Court, Half Key Rd, Malvern WR14 1UP.
Fancy a book on the radical tradition to which SoF attaches itself, looking at the links between faith and revolution? Andrew Bradstock's FAITH IN THE REVOLUTION is a scholarly but highly readable study of Christian revolutionary theology in 16th century Germany and 17th century England, focusing on the Christian communists Thomas Muntzer and Gerrard Winstanley. Published by SPCK in 1997 at £17.50, it is available to SoF readers for £6 inc p&p from Andrew Bradstock, School of Cultural Studies, King Alfred's College, Winchester SO22 4NR.
Found Wanting: Women, Christianity and Sexuality by Alison Webster (Cassell, 1995, £13.95, available to SoF readers at £7 inc p&p) and Faith in the Revolution by Andrew Bradstock (SPCK, 1997, £17.50, available to SoF readers for £6 inc p&p).