Settler Feminist Theology: The Potential for Postcoloniality.

This article examines the responsibility of feminist theologians working on stolen land within settler colonial contexts—specifically in Aotearoa New Zealand—to critically engage with coloniality and contribute to the decolonization of theological and feminist epistemologies. It highlights the emerging field of settler or Pākehā feminist theology, which acknowledges the positionality of settler descendants as inheritors and perpetuators of colonial structures, and calls for their participation in postcolonial feminist theology as defined by Kwok Pui-lan. The article emphasizes the need for settler feminist theologians to adopt a posture of listening, self-critique, and mutuality with indigenous epistemologies to avoid re-colonization and to decenter whiteness within feminist theology. It also addresses risks associated with settler involvement, including the potential to replicate colonial dynamics under the guise of feminism, and advocates for contextual, careful engagement that supports indigenous voices without appropriation.