Kathleen McPhillips
Address / Affiliation
School of Humanities
University of Western Sydney - Bankstown Campus
Locked Bag 1797
Penrith South DC NSW 1797
Australia
Email
Areas of Specialization
Generally - feminist studies in religion and the sociology of religion.
Recent feminist accounts of Sainthood, subjectivity and divinity.
Areas of Interest
  • New Age and gender
  • Psychotherapy and women
  • Jung and feminism
Major Relevant Publications
Kathleen McPhillips, "Global Violence: Some Thoughts on Hope and Change" in Feminist Theology Vol 13.2, 2005
Kathleen McPhillips, "The Powers of Feminist Ritual" in Australian Witchcraft, D. Ezzy (ed), Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2003
Kathleen McPhillips, "Re-casting the sacred: feminist challenges to the masculinization of the sacred in social theory" in Australian Religion Studies Review, Vol 15 No 1 Autumn, 2002
Kathleen McPhillips, "Refiguring the Sacred: Re-enchantment and the post-modern World" in Challenging subjects: critical psychology for a new millennium, Walkerdine, V. (ed), London: Palgrave Press, 2002
Kathleen McPhillips and Lynne Hume (eds), Popular Spiritualities: The Politics of Contemporary Enchantment, Ashgate Press, 2006 (forthcoming)
Other Information of Interest
Also written and active in environmental issues, particularly toxic waste.
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