Title Aquinas, feminism, and the common good / Susanne M. DeCrane

Published Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 220 pages) Series Moral traditions series Moral traditions series. Contents Feminist theological hermeneutics -- The common good in the thought of Thomas Aquinas -- A feminist retrieval of the principle of the common good -- Health care in the United States and the retrieved principle of the common good Summary To dismiss the work of philosophers and theologians of the past because of their limited perceptions of the whole of humankind is tantamount to tossing the tot out with the tub water. Such is the case when feminist scholars of religion and ethics confront Thomas Aquinas, whose views of women can only be described as misogynistic. Rather than dispense with him, Susanne DeCrane seeks to engage Aquinas and reflect his otherwise compelling thought through the prism of feminist theology, hermeneutics, and ethics. Focusing on one of Aquinas's great intellectual contributions, the fundamental notion of "the common good"--In short, the human will toward peace and justice -- DeCrane demonstrates the currency of that notion through a contemporary social issue: women's health care in the United States and, specifically, black women and breast cancer. In her skillful re-engagement with Aquinas, DeCrane shows that certain aspects of religious traditions heretofore understood as oppressive to women and minority groups can actually be parsed, "retrieved," and used to rectify social ills. Aquinas, Feminism, and the Common Good is a bold and intellectually rigorous feminist retrieval of an important text by a Catholic scholar seeking to remain in the tradition, while demanding that the tradition live up to its emphasis on human equity and justice Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-208) and index Notes Print version record Subject Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. SUBJECT Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274 fast Thomas (von Aquin) swd Subject Peace (Philosophy) Common good. Women's health services -- United States Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. RELIGION -- Christianity -- General. RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Systematic. Common good Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Peace (Philosophy) Women's health services Gottebenbildlichkeit Frau Het Goede. Feminisme. United States Form Electronic book ISBN 9781435638938 143563893X 9781589012417 1589012410

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