Hello everyone and welcome to the Cathedral of Saint James podcast!

The conversation you’re about to listen to was led by Dr. Amy Maxey on ‘Sexism, Androcentrism, Patriarchy and the Scriptures: Tools for Cultivating Critical Reading Practices’

Dr. Maxey received her PhD in Theology from the University of Notre Dame. Her research focuses on Christian mysticism, approaching this tradition from a systematic and feminist perspective. Her work is formed by by a critical feminist perspective which both reclaims overlooked theological contributions from women mystical authors and applies feminist critical theory to interpret mystical texts and to analyze paradigms for conceptualizing mysticism. Her current project investigates the traditional language of action and contemplation in Christian mystical theologies in light of contemporary theol ...