Introduction

For many Christian women there is a belief that relationship with God requires a form of selflessness in which their self must be abnegated in order to embody faithful Christian living. This book considers, therefore, how self-realisation could function as a remedy for objectification and allow women to truly Be in relationship with God. As an introduction to this discussion of selfhood, this chapter provides an overview of the argument of this book and gives background to the author and the context from which this inquiry arises. The thesis of this book is outlined here—that self-realisation is a faithful response to relationship with God—and the key areas of discussion in this book are introduced. In particular, this introduction gives an overview of feminist theology and clarifies the way that self-realisation will be considered throughout this book.