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September 2012

September 20, 2012

At the Intersections: Sex & the Christian Campus

Many good people work at the intersections … of feminism and Christianity, of ministry and...

September 19, 2012

Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom

One of the best things about participating in the Faith and Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute...

September 18, 2012

People of Faith Understand …

There are so many things to like, support, and affirm in The Religious Institute’s Open...

September 17, 2012

Faith & Reproductive Justice

This week, I’m heading to Washington D.C. for the second convening of the Faith and...

September 14, 2012

Getting Theological: Remember Sabbath

It was right after I’d submitted the final manuscript proofs to the publisher for my...

September 13, 2012

At the Intersections: Ministry & the Margin

Many good people work at the intersections … of feminism and Christianity, of ministry and...

September 10, 2012

Honorable Mention: Lutheran Seminarians 2012

This picture is of students from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, the school...

September 06, 2012

On Christian Privilege & Being an Atheist Ally

A strange issue emerged around the Democratic party platform this week: Use of the word...

September 05, 2012

Getting Theological: Jesus as Christ

In a comment responding to my first post in this series, Getting Theological, someone gently...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Oh Yes, Women Are Human Too

Thank goodness for Samantha Bee and Susan Thistlethwaite. I had the privilege of taking a...

August 30, 2012

Getting Theological: Being Human

This is the second in my series of posts “Getting Theological.” The first, on God,...

August 29, 2012

Why is Mormon Mitt Anti-Choice When His Church Is Not?

As the Republicans convene in Tampa, we are set to have the first Mormon become...

August 28, 2012

Back to School Book List

It's the first day of Fall 2012 classes! This semester, I'm teaching a Religion &...

August 24, 2012

Honorable Mention: This is What a Lutheran Bishop Looks Like

This picture is of Rev. Ann Svennungsen, Bishop of the Minneapolis Area Synod of the...

August 22, 2012

Getting Theological: God

So I missed Tony Jones’ deadline. His open invitation to progressive bloggers said in part:...

August 21, 2012

Pro-Faith and Pro-Choice: NARAL & RCRC

A joint statement issued today by NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive...

August 20, 2012

Todd Akin, Paul Ryan, and The Rapist

In June, I wrote the following in a longer piece over at TheReligiousLeft.org: “The GOP...

August 15, 2012

Honorable Mention: A Woman’s Eye Gallery

It’s a place where beautiful art melds nature, faith, and feminism together: A Woman’s Eye...

August 13, 2012

Honorable Mention: Mormon Girl Part Two – Daily Show Edition!

I posted last week about Joanna Brooks’ newly expanded The Book of Mormon Girl. Here...

August 11, 2012

RomneyRyanObamaBiden ~ Religion & Politics Overload

Now that the two presidential tickets are set, the number of things to talk about...

August 09, 2012

Afraid of What?

Mitt Romney’s political ad released today, “Be Not Afraid” states that “President Obama has declared...

August 08, 2012

Thinking Generationally

For a variety of reasons related to my teaching and research, I’ve read three books...

August 07, 2012

Honorable Mention: The Book of Mormon Girl

If you haven't yet read The Book of Mormon Girl: A Memoir of An American...

August 01, 2012

Affordable Care for Women

This day, August 1, 2012, should probably be proclaimed Women’s Health Wednesday! Complete with that...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

Just Read Rachel Held Evans

Call me naïve. I didn’t know that there was such a thing as complementarianism until...

July 24, 2012

This is What Siding with Victims Looks Like

Stephen Prothero has it pretty much summed up over at CNN's Belief Blog today: "Far...

July 24, 2012

Whose Religious Freedom?

When the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops launched their Fortnight for Freedom, a two week...

July 24, 2012

feminismxianity

No, Bill O’Reilly, the ‘x’ does not mean I’m trying to take the Christ out...