This article will offer some criteria for evaluating a contemporary feminist engagement with Martin Luther’s work.The key theory and method is intersectionality: where Luther’s theology has resonance with intersectionality is where his work continues to have potential for feminist theological engagement.In Dail turn, intersectionality helps identify and explain some of the lingering failures and limitations of his work for contemporary theology.
Six core concepts of intersectionality will be Tea Towels explored and applied to Luther’s work, suggesting that where he fails is precisely where contemporary feminist theology has significant insight to offer.