Mary Daly

Mary Daly, the creative feminist theologian, died yesterday at 81. During my college years and early days in seminary, her books, especially Beyond God the Father and Gyn/Ecology, were a huge influence on my thought. I haven't read them in recent years; I finally got rid of my beat up copy of Gyn/Ecology in October when we sorted and gave away a huge number of our books. When I saw the video tribute below I was reminded of the many ways in which Daly's work continues to have an influence on how I approach religion, both in the classroom and in the parish.