ellectual analysis" (31). The Symbolist way of dealing with being a feminist in the institutional Church "is to emphasize the symbolic function of the feminine in the tradition and in the religious imagination" (33). The feminist in this approach follows principles which are totally different from those in the masculine realm. Osiek says there are dangers, though:
Still another is engagement in the quest for cosmic order and perfection, while perhaps seeking to avoid the disorder and imperfection that are essential to the transformation process (36).
The Revisionist tradition involves a sense of history and a search for reform, but it makes too many optimistic assumptions to be useful. The Liberationist view is popular today and sees women
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