Innovation Within Tradition: Joseph Ratzinger and Reading the Women of Scripture

* A pioneering study of the meaning and implications of Joseph Ratzinger's biblical interpretation of women. Explicating the pope emeritus's concept of a "female line in the Bible," McKenna explores questions concerning the notion of a person, feminist theology, salvation history, and Mary to advance a constructive approach for a Trinitarian theology of society and more. 272 pages, hardcover from Fortress.