Women's Studies

Philosophy & Religion

Anderson, Pamela Sue,  A feminist philosophy of religion: the rationality and myths of  religious belief,  (Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1998),  JFE 97-13825.

Apostolos-Cappadona, Diane,  Encyclopedia of women in religious art,  (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998), MAMZ 993380.

Bass, Dorothy C.,  Women in American religious history: an annotated bibliography and guide to sources,  (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1986),  *RS-SNB 87-1882.

Bednarowski, Mary Farrell,  The religious imagination of American women,  (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999),  JFE 00-374.

Benowitz, June Melby,  Encyclopedia of American women and religion,  (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1998),  *R-SNE 00-6823.

The Cambridge companion to feminism in philosophy,  edited by Miranda Fricker and Jennifer Hornsby,  (Cambridge, U.K.; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000),  JFE 00-14839.

Cantor, Aviva,  The Jewish woman, 1900-1985: a bibliography,  (Fresh Meadows, NY: Biblio Press, 1987),  *PAQ 87-5997.  Supplementary volume covering 1986-1993 is in *PAQ 96-1032.

Carson, Anne,  Goddesses and wise women: the literature of feminist spirituality, 1980-1992: an annotated bibliography,  (Freedom, CA: Crossing Press, 1992),  JFD 94-15255.

The collaborative bibliography of women in philosophy,  edited by Noel Hutchings and William D. Rumsey, (Bowling Green, Ohio: Philosophy Documentation Center, Bowling Green State University, 1997),  *R-YA 99-11670.

Encyclopedia of women and world religion,  edited by Serinity Young,  2 vols,  (New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 1999), *R-SN 00-8186. Vol. 1: A-K;  vol. 2: L-Y; Index.  Includes bibliographical references.

Feminism and ancient philosophy,  edited by Julie K. Ward,  (New York: Routledge, 1996),  JFE 96-13920.

Feminist theology from the Third World: a reader,  edited by Ursula King,  (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1994), JFD 94-20903.

A History of women philosophers,  edited by Mary Ellen Waithe,  (Dordrecht; Boston: M. Nijhoff, 1987-1995),  JFL 90-437.  Vol. 1: Ancient women philosophers, 600 B.C.-500 A.D.;  vol. 2: Medieval, renaissance and enlightenment women philosophers, A.D.500-1600;  vol. 3: Modern women philosophers, 1600-1900;  vol. 4: Contemporary women philosophers, 1900-today. Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Jantzen, Grace,  Becoming divine: towards a feminist philosophy of religion,  (Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, 1998),  JFE 99-1615.

Matrix: Resources for the Study of Women’s Religious Communitieshttp://matrix.bc.edu/MatrixWebData/matrix.html   An award winning web site containing resources for the study of women’s religious communities.

Religious fundamentalisms and the human rights of women,  edited by Courtney W. Howland,  (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999),   JFD 99-14307.

Women of color and philosophy: a critical reader,  edited by Naomi Zack,  (Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers,  2000),   JFE 00-14325.

Women and goddess traditions: in antiquity and today,  edited by Karen L. King; with an introduction by Karen Jo Torjesen,  (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1997),  JFE 97-853.

Women in Islam: an anthology from the Quran and Hadiths,  translated and edited by Nicholas Awde, (Richmond, VA: Curzon, 2000),  *OGO 00-2718.

Women in scripture: a dictionary of named and unnamed women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books, and the New Testament,  edited by Carol Meyers,  (Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2000),  JFE 00-6992.

Women religious history sources: a guide to repositories in the United States,  edited by Evangeline Thomas,  (New York: R.R. Bowker, 1983),  *R-SNB 99-3995.  Includes a brief history of the community, as well as archival holdings, bibliography and biographical register.