RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 van Dijk, MathildeYR 2009 T1 In het voetspoor van Laureline. Waarom genderhistorisch besef bij theologisch onderzoek onmisbaar is JF NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion, VO 63 IS 4 SP 289 OP 301 DO https://doi.org/10.5117/NTT2009.63.289.DIJK PB Amsterdam University Press, SN 2590-3268, AB This article argues that gender and historical research are indispensable in theological research. The author concentrates on a major subject in feminist theology: the construction of the female subject. Traditionally, feminists regarded medieval holy women and mysticae as models for female subjectivity. Often, this led to superficial assessments, caused by a lack of genuine interest in the past. The author argues for meticulous research that takes gender into account, in order to explore history’s full possibilities as a source of inspiration for contemporary theology. Such research challenges current views of God and of fixed categories like ‘male’ and ‘female’., UL https://www.aup-online.com/content/journals/10.5117/NTT2009.63.289.DIJK