Feminist Spirituality : The Next Generation

Introduction: Feminist Spirituality And Third-Wave Feminism
Chris Klassen

Part I

Chapter One: Imagination, Empowerment, And Imaginary Figures
Sarah Marie Gallant
Chapter Two: Queering Feminist Witchcraft
Catherine Telford-Keogh
Chapter Three: Bound In The Spiral Dance: Spirituality And Technology In The Third Wave
Anna Mercedes And Jennifer Thweatt-Bates
Chapter Four: Fandemonium And Spirituality
Gena Meldazy
Chapter Five: Not Pretty Girls? Sexuality, Spirituality, And Gender Construction In Women’s Rock Music
Kate McCarthy
Chapter Six: Feminist Teaching Of The Goddess In Southern Alberta: Students’ Responses And Challenges
Glenda Lynna Anne Tibe Bonifacio

Part II

Chapter Seven: Generational Change In Goddess Feminism: Some Observations From The UK
Giselle Vincett
Chapter Eight: Ritual Actions: Feminist Spirituality In Anti-Globalization Protests
Laurel Zwissler
Chapter Nine: Across Generations: Women’s Spiritualities, Literary Texts, And Third Wave Feminism
Dawn Llewellyn

Additional Info
Many of the available resources for teaching courses on feminist spirituality either come from the 1980s to 1990s or are written by the same authors as those earlier texts, thus showing us a progression of spiritual beliefs and practices of “second-wave” feminists. While this is useful, when addressing this topic with university students it is also important to show the ways in which spirituality has been rethought by “third-wave” feminists. This rethinking can be found in various small circulation ‘zines, but these are not always accessible to a wide audience. This anthology addresses the experiences of third-wave feminists in the construction and reformulation of spirituality. It addresses the experiences of young feminists and others who have been influenced by second-wave feminist spirituality and engaged in developing and critiquing themes of Goddess religion, queer theory, protest movements, and popular culture.