A feminist theologian in the Lutheran tradition writes about issues at the intersection of politics, religion, social justice, and pop culture.
Not me, that is. I was more than a decade away from being born when Valerie Saiving published her pivotal article, “The Human Situation: A Feminine View,” in the Journal of Religion, critiquing the traditional Christian idea of sin as pride. In a more academic, theological, and less press-savvy way, Saiving was in fact telling [...]
This summer, I’ll be sharing a series of short personal stories from the Our Voices, Our Stories booklet published by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Justice for Women program. It is available in full on the program’s website, and is described thus: “Rooted in the gospel, truth-telling is a part of all social change, [...]
Fellow Patheos writer Tony Jones recently issued an “Invitation to Christian Feminists” to submit posts for his widely read blog. That it comes on the heels of his “I’m Tired of Being Called a Racist” post in response to this piece by Dr. Christena Cleveland over at her blog certainly affects the response I’m having. [...]
Today is the National Day of Silence, “a day of action in which students across the country vow to take a form of silence to call attention to the silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in schools.” It is organized and promoted by the Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) a “leading national [...]
I’m getting back to my series of posts in which I “Get Theological” with the range of topics common in Christian systematic theology. In case you missed any, so far I’ve written about God, being human, Jesus as Christ, remember Sabbath, church, and the bible. This post focuses on the Christian claims about fundamental flaws [...]
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