Networks of Networks of the
Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network
November 2007

1. Women’s Alliance for Theology Ethics and Ritual
     www.hers.com/water

The Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER) began in 1983 in response to the need for theological, ethical, and liturgical development for and by women.

We are a feminist educational center, doing work locally, nationally and internationally organizing programs and projects, publications and workshops, counseling, spiritual direction and liturgical planning which help people actualize feminist religious values in the service of social change.

2. Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, Inc.
     http://www.hds.harvard.edu/jfsr/

The JOURNAL OF FEMINIST STUDIES IN RELIGION is a channel for the publication of feminist scholarship in religion and a forum for discussion and dialogue among women and men of differing feminist perspectives.

The JFSR has two communities of accountability: the academy, in which it is situated, and the feminist movement, from which it draws its nourishment and vision. Its editors are committed to rigorous thinking and analysis in the service of the transformation of religious studies as a discipline and the feminist transformation of religious and cultural institutions.

3. School of Theology, University of Auckland
     http://www.theology.auckland.ac.nz/

At the University of Auckland, the School of Theology offers opportunities to explore those aspects within Christianity, one of the world's major religions. Within the School, you will learn to explore questions of life and death, of belief and doubt, of hope and despair in a world which faces complex human and religious issues.

4. Center for Feminist Theology and Ministry in Japan
     http://cftmj2000.cocolog-nifty.com/

The Center intends on "doing theology" through integrating Christian theology and ministry from feminist perspectives. We hope to raise voices of the marginalized, especially those of women, through participating in global and inter-religious dialogues.

The Center's intent is to grow as a community of those who hope to bring together voices from various corners and margins.

5. Women’s Ministries of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A.
     http://www.pcusa.org/women/index.htm

Women's Ministries is a partnership among a variety of groups working on behalf of women. Together we seek to:

• nurture and share the good news of Jesus Christ;
• engage in ministries of justice and quality of life on behalf of women everywhere;
• envision and advocate for the wholeness of the church in which women are full partners in leadership and ministry;
• encourage and strengthen cultural diversity and work for the full participation of racial-ethnic women in leadership;
• promote cooperative decision-making within the church;
• listen, learn and walk with those on the margins of church and society;
• encourage promotion of the theological and liturgical contributions of women;
• support the mission of the church worldwide.

6. Circle of Concern African Women Theologians
     http://www.thecirclecawt.org/default


To undertake research and publish theological literature written by African women with special focus on religion and culture The Circle is the space for women from Africa to do communal theology. Musa Dube, one of the Circle theologians, asserts that "... a circle of women describes those who are seated together, who are connected and who seek to keep the interconnectedness of life" (Dube 2001:11)

The AWRC is an organisation of women and women's organisations in Asia who are engaged in promoting Asian women's theology.

It was conceived at the Asian Women Theologians' Conference in Singapore in November 1987 by a group of women theologians who felt the need to form a community of Asian women engaged in theology and ministry and to encourage them to articulate Asian women's contextual theology.

7. Asian Women's Resource Centre for Culture and Theology (AWRC)
     www.awrc4ct.org


AWRC stands for Asian Women's Resource Centre for Culture and Theology. It is an organisation of women and women's organisations in Asia who are engaged in promoting Asian women's theology.


8. Women Scholars of Religion and Theology
   http://www.wsrt.net.au/


The association of Women Scholars of Religion and Theology was founded in 1992 with a commitment to facilitating networks among women scholars of religion and theology with a view to supporting, encouraging and promoting their work in the Asia/Pacific region and beyond.

Three main activities have characterised the life of WSRT since its inception:

* the maintenance of a directory of women scholars in religion and theology within the region;
* the holding of conferences for the sharing and promotion of the work of women scholars; and
* the development of a journal for the promotion of that work throughout the region and beyond.

All 3 activities have sought to honour the goals of the association in its commitment to the promotion of women's scholarship.


9. European Society of Women in Theological Research
   http://www.eswtr.org/eswtr.html


The Society was founded in Switzerland in 1986 and today has over 500 members. It offers a network for women who work in theological research in different denominations and religions, enabling women from the whole of Europe, east and west, north and south, to meet and to dialogue.

10. La Escuela Feminista de Teología de Andalucía
   http://efeta.org/


La Escuela Feminista de Teología de Andalucía, EFETA nace en el Sur de España, Sevilla, fundada por tres mujeres: Mercedes Navarro Puerto, Mercedes Arriaga Flores y Mercedes López Herrera. Nace como respuesta a la urgencia de formación teológica feminista sistemática, demandada por el grupo de Mujeres y Teología de la misma ciudad. La Asociación EFETA apoya la Escuela y le da un primer marco jurídico . El ámbito geográfico y lingüístico es hispano, pero EFETA no tiene fronteras.

The Feminist School of Theology, EFETA, was founded in Sevilla, in the south of Spain, by three women: Mercedes Navarro Puerto, Mercedes Arriaga Flores y Mercedes, López Herrera. It was born with an urgent intention, preparing women in systematic feminist theology, a demand expressed by Mujeres y Teología , a group of women, from the same town. EFETA is an association that backs the school and provides the juridical frame. The geographical and linguistic scope is hispanic but EFETA has no frontiers.

11. IKETh/ICETh -Interreligiöse Konferenz Europäischer Theologinnen/
Interreligious Conference of European Women Theologians
www.iketh.eu

Interreligiöse Konferenz Europäischer Theologinnen / Interreligious Conference of European Women Theologians is an association of women theologians which aims to strengthen the theological, spiritual and institutional-political exchange between sisters in Europe. We want to:

• enable the meeting of people with different spiritual, cultural and religious experiences in Europe through theological reflection grounded in the liberating message for women and men in our holy scriptures
• form a community of solidarity for the equality of women theologians in all fields and levels
• connect theological scholarship and ministry at community level in theory and practice
• contribute to peace in Europe through furthering interreligious understanding.