CFTMJ Newsletter

Number	Date	Title	Writers
29	Jun 06	The “Problems” in Contemporary Marriage: What TFR1.29 Tells Us	Yano, Kazue
27	Mar 06	An Invitation to Encounter our Fragile G*d in the Image of Trees and Female G*d as Incarnated in the Whole of Creation	Shimizu, Yasuko
26	Jan 06	A Critical Christian Feminist Theology	Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
24 (2)	Oct 05	Holy Life Or Holy War?  The Consequences of Paradise-Lost and Women’s Inequality	Rita Nakashima Brock
23 & 24(1)	Jul 05	● Involvement in a Circle of Asian Women: Participating in 　CATS IV ● Dancing Liturgy: Searching for a New Approach to Worship	Uesawa, Nobuko Arai, Mari Kikuchi, Emika
21 & 22	Apr 05	● A Model of Feminist Identity Development and Suggestions　for Feminist Therapy with Women ● Status of Women in Ekklesia 1)       In Catholic Churches 2)       In Episcopal Churches 3)       In Mukyokai(Non-church Movement) 4)       In UCC	Mori, Hiroko Iyori, Naoko Kobayashi, Sachiko Tada, Yoshiko Maki, Ritsu
19 & 20	Dec 04	● The Image of Women Missionary in the Second Century —in the Case of the Acts of Thecla ● A Pastor’s Dilemma: How to Be a Minister in the Traditional Church—Shall I Be a Missionary or “the God of Violence”?	Arai, Sasagu Shirai, Masaki
17 &18	Sep 04	● What Given by the Seminar of Feminist Theology in the Central Theological College(CTC): An Attempt to Restore the Lost Voices of Women ● Liturgy: Seeking a New Form for the Service: Giving Thanks for Aging    Responses:        The Weight of Years is Grace of God        From Uneasiness and Fear of Getting Older to Thanks	Yamano, Shigeko Usuki, Midori Komiya, Ikuko Yano, Kazue Arai, Mari
16	July 04	Women Clergy: in the past, present and future ●  Analysis on Current Situation of Women’s Ministry in the United Church of Christ in Japan ● The Deep-Rooted Consciousness of Sexism in Churches of Japan ●  From the Scene of Training for Ministry ●  Meeting Martha for the First Time—the Johannine Gospel 11:1-12:11 ●  A Long Way to Become Clergy: A Case Study in Mark	Masuda, Koto Hamada, Miyako Kasahara, Yoshihisa Yamaguchi, Satoko Kinukawa, Hisako
14 &15	May 04	●  Re-reading Ruth through Marriage and the Family ●  Theology of Voluntarism	Yano, Kazue Isshiki, Yoshiko
11 &12	Mar 04	●  The Corinthian Women Prophets: Learning from A. C. Wire ● Liturgy: God Calls, I Rise and Walk	Kasahara, Yoshihisa Usuki, Midori Komiya, Ikuko
9 & 10	Jan 03	●  Dreaming for Equal and Sharing Community: From the Experience of the Women Church Ministry in Korea ●  Recovering Miriam	Chung, Sook Ja Phyllis Trible
7 & 8	Jun 02	●  Questioning ‘Word of God’s Judgment and Sexual Violence: Reconsidering the Sexual Expression of the Prophets from a Gender Perspective’ ● Initial Question: Galilee in Jesus’ Time: Women and Men in the Farm Village	Arai, Eiko Yamaguchi, Masahiro
5 & 6	Apr 02	● “Womb” Metaphor of Compassion --- Thinking about God’s Motherhood— ● Liturgy: Let us Celebrate Together---In Search of a New Liturgy	Takayanagi, Tomio Yano, Kazue Fushii, Maki Tsuchiya, Akiko, Komiya, Ikuko
4	July 01	Questioning “God the Father” ●  Rich Images and Metaphors for God: as Found in the Hebrew Scripture ●  Divine Metaphors in the Biblical Context: The Christian Testament ●  Arai Osui’s Father-Mother God: Some Feminist Reflection ● Some Thoughts on the Metaphor “Chichi-Haha” (Father-Mother) in the Inclusive Bible(Japanese Version)	Kinukawa, Hisako Yamaguchi, Satoko Daniel Corl Arai, Sasagu
2 & 3	Sep 02	Reading the Creation Stories from a Feminist Perspective What Kind of Woman was Mary of Magdalene?	Yamaguchi, Satoko Kinukawa, Hisako
Inaugural	Jun 00	Inaugural Celebration ● Opening Words ● The Center’s Progress and Purpose ● The First Soup ● Three Wishes ● Rising to a Tough Challenge ● A New Encounter with the Historical Jesus	Kinukawa, Hisako Yamaguchi, Satoko Fushii, Maki Arai, Sasagu Yano, Kazue Takayanagi, Tomio