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Reflections on the Practical Art of Quilt-making
I love quilts. The whole tradition has always intrigued me. Actually, I have recently taken up quilt-making myself (which has proved to be MUCH harder than one might expect, but that’s another story!)… more →
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Narrative Textiles and Women’s Stories by Mary E. Hunt
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wrote 1 day ago: Art, like religion, is a window into cultures. Women’s stories often find expression in narrative te … more →
When Music Touches Your Soul by Elise Edwards
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wrote 1 week ago: It’s incredibly liberating to have the co-mingled sensation of being elevated by aesthetic del … more →
AN ALTAR WITHOUT GOD? A “PLACE” FOR THE SACRED by Sara Frykenberg
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wrote 2 weeks ago: The altar was not for particular spirits, but honored all the ‘spirits’ we brought with us to share: … more →
The Need for a Positive Counter-Narrative of Religious Involvement in Feminism by Ivy Helman
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wrote 1 month ago: I’ve admired JC for years. That’s Joan Chittister, OSB the Benedictine nun of course. I firs … more →
Reflections on My Spiritual Journey: Claiming Judaism By Ivy Helman
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wrote 1 month ago: “Is Ivy Helman Jewish?” This question and knowing that eventually I’d have to respond one way or a … more →
Resurrecting Scars by Shelly Rambo
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wrote 1 month ago: What does it mean to be created through the scars of a (m)other? And what does it mean to be made ne … more →
Mary, Mother of God or Godd/ess?
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wrote 1 month ago: While I have always intuitively seen Mary as more than Theotokos, my training in orthodoxy came to o … more →
My Feminist Perspective of Authority – Part 1 by Elise M. Edwards
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wrote 2 months ago: I make a distinction between power and authority. Authority is a personal characteristic based on a … more →
Breaking Up with Bad Stories by Sarah Sentilles
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wrote 2 months ago: Writing a memoir meant denying stories about myself that are no longer true. Note: This post is part … more →
ON NOT GETTING WHAT WE WANT AND LEARNING TO BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT WE HAVE BY CAROL P. CHRIST
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wrote 2 months ago: Many women’s dreams have not been realized. How do we come to terms with this thealogically? Althoug … more →
On Being in the Moment By Ivy Helman
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wrote 2 months ago: Time. We mark years, months, days, hours, minutes and seconds. We mark seasons. We mark life event … more →
Peace Begins at Home by Gina Messina-Dysert
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wrote 2 months ago: I began my career in the field of social services as a woman’s advocate for rape and domestic violen … more →
Greater love!
wrote 2 months ago: Today at the YAS food pantry in Orange we were possibly going to be a little short handed. Several o … more →
On Cooking and Eating by Ivy Helman
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wrote 3 months ago: In patriarchal heterosexist societies women do most if not all of the cooking for their families. W … more →
Feminist Theologies: Past, Present, and Future
wrote 3 months ago: On February 7, 2012, a panel discussion focused on the past, present, and future of feminist theolog … more →
Bareed Mista3jil: Negotiating Gender, Sexuality, and Religion in Lebanon by Amy Levin
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wrote 3 months ago: It’s not often (enough) that I (have the time to) come across non-academic books that articulate and … more →
CELEBRATING THE BEGINNING OF THE AQUARIAN AGE by Sara Frykenberg, Ph.D.
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wrote 5 months ago: Looking back, it’s interesting to think of myself as a young woman learning in a time of transition … more →
Pushing Boundaries: Learning to be a Reformer By Jared Vázquez
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wrote 5 months ago: When I consider the role of women in the social reforms of the late 19th century and early 20th cent … more →
Feminist Music By Gina Messina-Dysert
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wrote 5 months ago: Last week Caroline Kline shared the article “Feminist Films” and discussed the Bechdel Test as a way … more →
