Basic Bibliography

This basic bibliography comprises different topics of Feminist Theology and (Theological) Gender Studies. It is being updated and complemented on a regular basis by the Centre for Theological Gender Studies.

Basic Bibliography (updated: July 2020) [de]

Journals

Relevant Journals

• FAMA. Die feministisch-theologische Zeitschrift der Schweiz [de]

• Zeitschrift "feministische studien" [de]

  The Journal feministische studien has been one of the most important forums on Women’s and Gender Studies in the German speaking region for fourty years.

• Feminist Theology. The Journal of Britain and Ireland School of Feminist Theology [en]
• In God's Image. Journal of Asian Women's Resource Centre for Culture and Theology [de]
• Jahrbuch der Europäischen Gesellschaft für die Theologische Forschung von Frauen
• Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion [en]
• Lectio difficilior. Europäische Elektronische Zeitschrift für Feministische Exegese [de]
• Lilith. The Jewish Women's Magazine [en]
• L’Homme. Europäische Zeitschrift für Feministische Geschichtswissenschaft
• Parvis. Chrétiens en liberté pour d´autres visages d´église [fr]
• Schlangenbrut. Zeitschrift für feministisch und religiös interessierte Frauen (1983-2014)
• Women-Church. An Australian Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion (1987-2007)

Networks

Networks and Associations

• European Society of Women in Theological Research [de]

The ESWTR is a network of women doing theological research – both from East and West, North and South – for mutual exchange.

• Agenda [de]

Forum for Female Catholic Theologians

• Netzwerk Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung NRW [de]

A network for the support of Women’s- and Gender Studies at universities in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). Information about all activities in the range of Women’s- and Gender Studies in NRW are available here.

• Zentrum für transdisziplinäre Geschlechterstudien in Berlin [de]

The Centre for Transdisciplinary Gender Studies unites different academic disciplines and varied forms of dealing with the category gender in all theoretical and social-practical fields.

• Fachgesellschaft Geschlechterstudien [de]

The Expert Association for Gender Studies was founded in January 2010 in Berlin and aims to connect researchers and teachers in Gender Studies in Germany as well as to promote international cooperation.

• Center of Excellence Woman and Science (CEWS) [en]

The CEWS is a center of excellence for women in research. The following information is available on the homepage: Current information about women’s promotion at universities, job market, database, research systems etc. 

•  AG Feminismus und Kirchen [de]

The Working Group Feminism and Churches is an association of female feminist liberation theologians and women interested in feminist liberation theology from different working fields.

• Forschungsnetzwerk Gender am Mittelbau der WWU [de]

The network for gender-research of research assistants at the WWU aims to bring together various working fields and research interests concerning the topic of gender.

Theological Gender Studies at Universities in German Speaking Regions

Selection

• Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät Bonn: Arbeitsstelle für Theologische Genderforschung [de]
• Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät Graz: Theologische Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung [de]
• Theologische Hochschule Neuendettelsau: Institut für Feministische Forschung in Theologie und Religion [de]
• Theologische Fakultät Bern: Master Gender and Religion [de]
• Fachbereich Evangelische Theologie Marburg: Projekt Religion und Gender
  [de]
• Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal/Bethel: Feministische Theologie und Theologische Geschlechterforschung [de]

Tips and Links

• Gleichstellungsbüro
  [de]
  You can find the representatives regarding equal opportunities at the University of Münster here.
• Helen Straumann-Stiftung für Feministische Theologie [de]
  Foundation for the development of an institution for Feminist Theology
• ZIF [de]
  Centre for Islamic Women’s Research and Promotion of Women
• Arbeitsstelle für Frauenseelsorge der Deutschen Bischofskonferenz [de]
• Referat Frauenseelsorge - Bistum Münster [de]
• Gender@Wiki.de [de]
  Gender@Wiki is meant to be a viritual space for discussion and an online-platform for a communication-network. It offers the opportunity for exchange of information regarding gender studies.
• Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung: Online-Portal zu Frauen - Männer - Gender [de]
  online portal by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung presenting projects, events, publications and other activites by the FES to support gender equality
• Internetportal zwd-Info Frauen und Politik [de]
  online portal by the „Zweiwochendienst“: News, content and dates regarding women in politics
• Gunda-Werner-Institut [de]
  The Gunda-Werner-Institute for Women in Gender-Democracy is a merger between the Feminist Institute and the „Stabsstelle Gemeinschaftsaufgabe Geschlechterdemokratie“ in the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung.
• Queergemeinde Münster [de]
• Feinschwarz: Rubrik "Feministische Theologie" [de]
• Blog "Feministische Theologie" [de]
• Bibel in gerechter Sprache [de]
• Initiative "Theoversity" [de]