Souad & Silverman/Subjugated Voices, 7 . Religion, Values and the Claims of Value Free Education: An Examination of My Teaching and Publications over Fifty Years

Rosemary Radford Ruether’s plenary address for the 2014 American Academy of Religion Western Region is entitled “Religion, Values, and the Claims of Value Free Education: An Examination of My Teaching and Publications over Fifty Years.” Ruether seeks to examine the relationship between the role of values in education, especially religious studies, and in particular the objective of value-free education. This leads to a retrospective of Ruether’s teaching, research, and writing over a career spanning more than fifty years. Through these academic pursuits, she sought to locate women’s voices in religious movements throughout history. Ruether notes that her interests have always been driven by her values and that this relationship serves the goal of addressing the injustices of the erasure of women’s contributions and perspectives.