Rosemary Radford Ruether

Overview

Rosemary Radford Ruether born St. Paul, MN November 2, 1936. Catholic theologian; opponent of Vietnam War, US wars in Central America, Iraq; feminist.

Quotations

True nonviolence must be based, first of all, on a secure sense of one’s own value as a human being. Violence toward others, far from being an expression of self-worth, is based on a repression of one’s sense of vulnerability which then translates into hostility toward others.” (“Feminism and Peace”, 1983; photo catholicsforchoice.org)