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Deciding to Leave or Remain in the Religion of Your Birth – Part II by Judith Plaskow

Photo by Manhattan College This is a response to Carol P. Christ’s blog of April 29, 2013 on why she decided to leave the Christian tradition. Carol and I discuss these questions further in our forthc… more →

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Deciding to Leave or Remain in the Religion of Your Birth - Part II by Judith Plaskow — 16 comments

Guest Contributor wrote 1 month ago: Photo by Manhattan College This is a response to Carol P. Christ’s blog of April 29, 2013 on why she … more →

Tags: Judaism, Feminism, Judith Plaskow, feminism and religion, Carol Christ, Belief, core symbols

When Feminists Disagree by Linn Marie Tonstad — 29 comments

Linn Marie Tonstad wrote 3 months ago: A while back I gave a talk on feminist trinitarian theology to an audience of mostly progressive aca … more →

Tags: Academy, belief, black feminism, Christianity, Feminism, Feminist Theology, God, God Talk, Mary Daly

Papal Retirement: A Matter of Conscience by Mary E. Hunt — 5 comments

Guest Contributor wrote 4 months ago: The unexpected announcement of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI is a welcome breath of fresh air … more →

Tags: Catholic Church, vatican, Mary Hunt, Pope Benedict XVI, pope, pope resigns

Monthly Highlight: Emilie M. Townes

Michele Stopera Freyhauf wrote 5 months ago: “In my teaching I want to get students excited about that notion of, you know, you’re no … more →

Tags: Feminist Theology, Christianity, ethics, General, Women and Ministry, foremothers, Academy, LGBTQ, black feminism

Mourning the Loss of Beverly Wildung Harrison — 4 comments

Feminism and Religion wrote 6 months ago: It is with deep sadness that Feminism and Religion mourns the passing of our foresister Beverly Wild … more →

Tags: Beverly Wildung Harrison, feminist foremother

A Gift I hope I can give: A Thank you to Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz by Sara Frykenberg

Sara Frykenberg wrote 6 months ago: At some point, I finally asked the mentor what her name was and with a smile and joy that I do remem … more →

Tags: General, Feminism, foremothers, Sara Frykenberg, Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz

What Do Women Bring to the Interfaith Table? by Rita M. Gross — 6 comments

Rita M. Gross wrote 10 months ago: The most important thing that women bring to the interfaith table is our sheer presence. I do not su … more →

Tags: Buddhism, Feminism, Rita M Gross, Buddhist feminism, Women in Buddhism, INTERFAITH DISCUSSIONS, feminine voice, feminine message

Catholic Feminists Meet, Strategize by Rosemary Radford Ruether and Theresa Yugar — 8 comments

Rosemary Radford Ruether wrote 10 months ago: During July 8-11, 2012 twenty Catholic feminist leaders met in a retreat center near Baltimore to di … more →

Tags: Catholicism, Feminism, Feminist Theology, foremothers, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Women in the Church, Catholic Community, Catholic feminist leaders, Catholic reform

Narrative Textiles and Women’s Stories by Mary E. Hunt — 3 comments

Guest Contributor wrote 1 year ago: Art, like religion, is a window into cultures. Women’s stories often find expression in narrative te … more →

Tags: women and work, Art, women and community, Mary Hunt, healing, Quilts, Art Therapy, Arpilleras

SHE WHO CHANGES* by Carol P. Christ — 8 comments

Carol P. Christ wrote 1 year ago: She changes everything She touches and everything She touches changes. The world is Her body. The wo … more →

Tags: thealogy, God Talk, General, women's spirituality, Goddess Movement, Goddess spirituality, Goddess, feminist theology, god/dess

Hoy, Canto de Mujer Que Se Libera - Un Canto de Ada María Isasi-Díaz, By Michele Stopera Freyhauf — 1 comment

Michele Stopera Freyhauf wrote 1 year ago: “Yo soy mujer en busca de igualdad, no aguantar abuso ni maldad. Yo soy mujer y tengo dignidad, y pr … more →

Tags: General, Catholic Church, Women in the Church, gender and power, Social Justice, foremothers, Academy, Race and Ethnicity, identity construction

Liberalism as Feminist Religious Tradition: Friend or Foe? By Amy Levin — 14 comments

Amy Levin wrote 1 year ago: Come, come, my conservative friend, wipe the dew off your spectacles, and see that the world is movi … more →

Tags: Feminist Theology, spirituality, Judaism, activism, reform, Feminism, Theology, Social Justice, foremothers

The Inquisition of Today and U.S. Women Religious by Ivone Gebara — 12 comments

Guest Contributor wrote 1 year ago: Statement from Ivone Gebara, writer, philosopher and theologian from Brazil on the Vatican action ag … more →

Tags: Feminist Theology, Church Doctrine, General, Catholic Church, Women in the Church, gender and power, women religious, ivone gebara

In memory of Adrienne Rich, Lesbian Poet (1929-2012) by Kittredge Cherry — 6 comments

Guest Contributor wrote 1 year ago:   I light a memorial candle for lesbian feminist poet and essayist Adrienne Rich, who died Marc … more →

Tags: General, feminist awakenings, Feminism, Poetry, foremothers, LGBTQ, Loss, Fiction, Kitt Cherry

Feminist Theologies: Past, Present, and Future

Guest Contributor wrote 1 year ago: On February 7, 2012, a panel discussion focused on the past, present, and future of feminist theolog … more →

Tags: Feminist Theology, activism, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Feminism, Women and Scholarship, foremothers, Academy, women and community, feminist theology

REMEMBERING MERLIN STONE, 1931-2011 by Carol P. Christ — 17 comments

Carol P. Christ wrote 1 year ago: “In the beginning…God was a woman.  Do you remember?”  Feminst foremother and auth … more →

Tags: Feminist Theology, Feminism, foremothers, herstory, Goddess, feminist theology, god/dess, merlin stone, When God Was A Woman

Why Should We Care About Birds? By Carol P. Christ — 5 comments

Carol P. Christ wrote 1 year ago: I believe that we should we care about birds because it is right to do so.  If we do not, we will co … more →

Tags: ecofeminism, ethics, activism, ecojustice, eco-systems, animals, Carol P. Christ, Ecofeminism, Environment

The Feast Day of St. Brigid by Carol P. Christ — 11 comments

Carol P. Christ wrote 1 year ago: May we remember Brigid on her day in the fullness of her connection to bountiful and life-giving ear … more →

Tags: foremothers, Female saints, Goddess, Carol P. Christ, St. Brigid, apollo, Marija Gimbutas, Marduk, st patrick

Body, Nature, Ancestors by Carol P. Christ — 23 comments

Carol P. Christ wrote 1 year ago: Some years ago, womanist theologian Karen Baker–Fletcher asked about ancestors following a lecture I … more →

Tags: Résistance, foremothers, Women's Agency, Family, Feminism, Resistance 2, Christianity, Carol P. Christ, Ancestors


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