This book explores the issues of power, authority and love with current concerns in the Christian theological exploration of feminism and feminist theology.

Introduction: To Speak, To Say Anything At All-Rebekah Pryor, Cathryn McKinney and Kerrie Handasyde; Part I Power: Dis/locations and Reclamations; 1 Speaking Up! Speaking Out! Naming the Silences: Women, Power, Authority and Love in the Pacific-Seforosa Carroll; 2 Witnessing to What Remains, or The Power of Persisting: Power, Authority, and Love in the Interim Spaces-Nicola Slee; 3 From Footballs to Matildas? Gender Diverse People and Theological Game Change-Josephine Inkpin; 4 Reading and Process: Rethinking Power-Brian Macallan; 5 The Problem with Powerlessness: Attending to Power and Authority in Matthew's Wisdom Christology-Sally Douglas; Part II Authority: Subversions and Contestations; 6 "How could it be otherwise?" Sacramental Imagination and Political Rites-Katharine Massam; 7 Mother, Preacher, Press: Women Ministers and the Negotiation of Authority, 1910-1933-Kerrie Handasyde 8 Reforming Women in England and Scotland: Claiming Authority to Speak of God-Ann Loades; 9 Against and Without Authority: Writing Feminist Theology After the End of History-Janice McRandal; Part III Love: Embodiment and Practice; 10 Roadsides: Toward an Ecological Feminist Theology of Cross-Species Compassion-Anne Elvey; 11 Covenantal Relationships and Queer Bodies-Anika Jensen and Katecia Taylor with Stephen Burns; 12 Re-visioning (the) Love/Command: Law, Authority, and the Logic of Love in the Philosophy of Pamela Sue Anderson and Paul's Letter to the Galatians-Sean Winter; 13 Writing the Image to Forgiveness and Love-Helena Kadmos; 14 Thinking, Dancing: Exploring the Gaps Between Ecstasy and Distress-Rebekah Pryor; 15 Speaking of Being Heard: Voice and Purpose in Prison-Cathryn McKinney