A Feminist Cosmology: Ecology, Solidarity, and Metaphysics

In this timely, thoughtful book, which goes to the heart of feminist concerns about larger social, ecological, and theological issues, Nancy R. Howell proposes an ecofeminist worldview informed by the organic, relational philosophy of Alfred North Whtitehead. Whitehead's view that we are our relationships means that it's important to understand how women construct relationships with women, with nature, and with God.

Howell expresses ecofeminist principles in conversation with a wide spectrum of women's voices from diverse ethinic backgrounds and social strata. She moves beyond mere acknowledgment of differing perspectives within the women's movement and seriously engages criticisms of race-privileged white feminism by African American ("womanist") and Latin American ("mujerista") activists.

A Feminist Cosmology calls for a self-critical reformation of feminist thought with reverence for the diversity of relationships among women, the deep interdependence of humanity and the ecosystem, and ultimately the variety of theological perspectives relating the world to God.