Research Interests
Feminist liberation theologies; queer theologies, psychology of religion, ecotheology.
Teaching Areas
Theology & identity; Christianity & politics; sacred texts, ecotheology.
Key Research Projects / Publications / Performances
The Power of Erotic Celibacy (T&T Clark 2006)
The Sexual Theologian, co-editor Marcella Althaus Reid (T&T Clark 2005)
Patriarchs, Prophets and Other Villains (Equinox 2006)
Weep Not for your Children, co-editor Rosemary Radford Ruether (Equinox 2006)
Post-Christian Feminisms, co-editor Kath McPhillips (Ashgate, 2007)
Controversies in Feminist Theologies, co-author Marcella Althaus Reid (SCM 2006)
Liberating Christ (Pilgrim Press 1999)
The Fat Jesus: Feminist Explorations in Boundaries and Transgressions (DLT 2008-02-11)
Introducing Feminist Christologies (London and New York: Continuum 2001)
Consultancy
RTP through the hind Report
Knowledge Transfer
PhD students, conference papers, books articles, workshops.
Indices of Esteem
Editor of 5 international book series Introductions [Continuum], Queer Theology [T&TClark], Controversies [SCM]. Theology, Gender & Spirituality [Equinox] Religion & Violence [Equinox] and an international journal Feminist Theology.
Member of the editorial board of the international Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion
Vice-President of the European Society of Women in Theological Research
Director of the Britain and Ireland School of Feminist Theology
Contact Details
Lisa.Isherwood@winchester.ac.uk
01962 827068