Rosemary Radford Ruether is Carpenter Professor of Feminist Theology Emerita, Graduate Theological Union, and visiting scholar, Claremont Graduate University and Claremont School of Theology. She is the author of numerous books, including Integrating Ecofeminism, Globalization, and World Religion.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Chapter 1: Social Systems: Orders of Creation or Demonic Powers?Chapter 3 Chapter 2: Models of Church and State: Historical and TheologicalChapter 4 Chapter 3: Patriarchy as a Social SystemChapter 5 Chapter 4: Modernizing Patriarchy: Women, Children and SlavesChapter 6 Chapter 5: Anti-Semitism, European Nationalism and ZionismChapter 7 Chapter 6: Racism in the U.S.: White, Black, Red, Brown and YellowChapter 8 Chapter 7: Social Ideologies: Sexism, Slavery and RacismChapter 9 Chapter 8: Political-Economic Ideologies: Liberalism, Socialism, FascismChapter 10 Chapter 9: Economic Class in the United StatesChapter 11 Chapter 10: European Colonialism: 1492-1965Chapter 12 Chapter 11: The Global Economy: Neo-colonialism and Neo-LiberalismChapter 13 Chapter 12: The U.S. and Global MilitarismChapter 14 Chapter 13: Nicaragua in the Caribbean and Central American ContextChapter 15 Chapter 14: The Two Koreas: Divergent Systems, Hope for Re-unification?Chapter 16 Chapter 15: South Africa: Apartheid and BeyondChapter 17 Chapter 16: Ecology: The Context for All Social SystemsChapter 18 Chapter 17: Social Systems and the Church's MissionChapter 19 Appendix: The Earth CharterChapter 20 Bibliography

With unflagging clarity in the face of the immense spiral of human sociality and violence, Rosemary Radford Ruether again tells a gripping story. Accessible for students, handy for scholars, inspiring for activists, Christianity and Social Systems is a trustworthy and surprising resource for honest Christians or for secular critics. The Ruetheran Reformation roars on!

Rosemary Radford Ruether is Carpenter Professor of Feminist Theology Emerita, Graduate Theological Union, and visiting scholar, Claremont Graduate University and Claremont School of Theology. She is the author of numerous books, including Integrating Ecofeminism, Globalization, and World Religion.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Chapter 1: Social Systems: Orders of Creation or Demonic Powers?Chapter 3 Chapter 2: Models of Church and State: Historical and TheologicalChapter 4 Chapter 3: Patriarchy as a Social SystemChapter 5 Chapter 4: Modernizing Patriarchy: Women, Children and SlavesChapter 6 Chapter 5: Anti-Semitism, European Nationalism and ZionismChapter 7 Chapter 6: Racism in the U.S.: White, Black, Red, Brown and YellowChapter 8 Chapter 7: Social Ideologies: Sexism, Slavery and RacismChapter 9 Chapter 8: Political-Economic Ideologies: Liberalism, Socialism, FascismChapter 10 Chapter 9: Economic Class in the United StatesChapter 11 Chapter 10: European Colonialism: 1492-1965Chapter 12 Chapter 11: The Global Economy: Neo-colonialism and Neo-LiberalismChapter 13 Chapter 12: The U.S. and Global MilitarismChapter 14 Chapter 13: Nicaragua in the Caribbean and Central American ContextChapter 15 Chapter 14: The Two Koreas: Divergent Systems, Hope for Re-unification?Chapter 16 Chapter 15: South Africa: Apartheid and BeyondChapter 17 Chapter 16: Ecology: The Context for All Social SystemsChapter 18 Chapter 17: Social Systems and the Church's MissionChapter 19 Appendix: The Earth CharterChapter 20 Bibliography

With unflagging clarity in the face of the immense spiral of human sociality and violence, Rosemary Radford Ruether again tells a gripping story. Accessible for students, handy for scholars, inspiring for activists, Christianity and Social Systems is a trustworthy and surprising resource for honest Christians or for secular critics. The Ruetheran Reformation roars on!

Rosemary Radford Ruether is Carpenter Professor of Feminist Theology Emerita, Graduate Theological Union, and visiting scholar, Claremont Graduate University and Claremont School of Theology. She is the author of numerous books, including Integrating Ecofeminism, Globalization, and World Religion.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Chapter 1: Social Systems: Orders of Creation or Demonic Powers?Chapter 3 Chapter 2: Models of Church and State: Historical and TheologicalChapter 4 Chapter 3: Patriarchy as a Social SystemChapter 5 Chapter 4: Modernizing Patriarchy: Women, Children and SlavesChapter 6 Chapter 5: Anti-Semitism, European Nationalism and ZionismChapter 7 Chapter 6: Racism in the U.S.: White, Black, Red, Brown and YellowChapter 8 Chapter 7: Social Ideologies: Sexism, Slavery and RacismChapter 9 Chapter 8: Political-Economic Ideologies: Liberalism, Socialism, FascismChapter 10 Chapter 9: Economic Class in the United StatesChapter 11 Chapter 10: European Colonialism: 1492-1965Chapter 12 Chapter 11: The Global Economy: Neo-colonialism and Neo-LiberalismChapter 13 Chapter 12: The U.S. and Global MilitarismChapter 14 Chapter 13: Nicaragua in the Caribbean and Central American ContextChapter 15 Chapter 14: The Two Koreas: Divergent Systems, Hope for Re-unification?Chapter 16 Chapter 15: South Africa: Apartheid and BeyondChapter 17 Chapter 16: Ecology: The Context for All Social SystemsChapter 18 Chapter 17: Social Systems and the Church's MissionChapter 19 Appendix: The Earth CharterChapter 20 Bibliography

With unflagging clarity in the face of the immense spiral of human sociality and violence, Rosemary Radford Ruether again tells a gripping story. Accessible for students, handy for scholars, inspiring for activists, Christianity and Social Systems is a trustworthy and surprising resource for honest Christians or for secular critics. The Ruetheran Reformation roars on!