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November 2014

November 13, 2014

Feminist Scholarship & Pedagogies at #NWSA2014

I’ve escaped the cold blast hitting the Midwest this week by heading to the National...

November 06, 2014

Books, Vocation, & Education

It happens regularly … a student comes into my office, stops and looks around, says: ...

October 2014

October 23, 2014

Be Afraid

I’ve never understood the appeal of haunted houses or roller coasters or scary movies. I...

October 14, 2014

Called to Act for Peace

I read former President Jimmy Carter’s latest book this summer in preparation for today. The...

October 07, 2014

Two Great Stories

My lack of blog posting over the past few weeks can partially be attributed to...

September 2014

September 11, 2014

Reproductive (in)Justice in Jacksonville

I wrote this piece in response to events in the Illinois town where I live,...

August 2014

August 25, 2014

Because Religion?

Consider this: George Fox University decided that references to sex in Title IX don’t include...

August 21, 2014

Teaching Ferguson

As many of us head back to school, events are still unfolding in Ferguson, Missouri....

July 2014

July 17, 2014

At the Intersections: Home, Hope, & Gaza

Many good people live and work at the intersections, and I occasionally invite someone to...

May 2014

May 20, 2014

Summer Shelfie

Last week, I shared a few reflections on two books that started my summer reading...

May 12, 2014

Your Summer (Feminist) (Theological) Reading List

I received an email query this weekend that read, in part: I’m looking for some...

April 2014

April 04, 2014

Beyonce Studies 2014

Jessica Valenti called Beyoncé’s recent self-titled release “the album that is going to launch a...

March 2014

March 20, 2014

Quran, Gender, Equality: A Twitterview with Amina Wadud

Earlier this week I wrote about Scott Kugle's book Homosexuality in Islam, and how it...

March 18, 2014

A Paradox of Religion & Tradition: Homosexuality in Islam

“So, what about gay and lesbian Muslims?” The last time I taught my course on...

February 2014

February 11, 2014

Moving Justice Forward: VDay 2014?

Rehearsals for The Vagina Monologues have begun on my campus again this year and I...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Vocation Winter Camp

“It’s always hard when your parents have one vocation for you and you find that...

January 22, 2014

Talking Interfaith Studies

Note: Due to the winter storm, I wasn't actually able to travel to this conference!...

January 20, 2014

“Listen to Those of Us Fighting”

My Women in Islam class meets tonight for the first time this semester. It’s a...

January 14, 2014

A Spring Semester with feminismxianity

Spring semester classes begin today on my campus, and I’m finalizing the readings and assignments...

November 2013

November 20, 2013

The Arc Still Bends in Illinois: Governor v. Bishop

Despite the efforts of the leaders of intolerance, Governor Pat Quinn signs marriage equality into...

November 14, 2013

Food & Faith, Diversity & Service: All in A Semester’s Work

Last week I attended the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies and presented with a colleague about...

November 07, 2013

Learning (and Teaching) in Community

This weekend, I’m heading to Miami University of Ohio for the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Honorable Mention: Lutheran Heritage Chair Kit Kleinhans

Today is Reformation Day, when Lutherans mark a moment when the good Dr. Martin Luther...

October 29, 2013

Doing Something Real: The #ICHairRaiser

I tweet-captioned this photo “At #IllinoisCollege we just might give you the hair off our...

October 16, 2013

Teaching With Meaning: The LFP Family

I’m travelling to the University of Scranton today to attend a board meeting, administrators workshop,...

September 2013

September 09, 2013

A Random Numbered List of Reasons Why I Hate Those Lists and Haven’t Posted Much Recently

Starting a semester with three seminar classes full of energetic undergraduates. Including fifteen first-year students adjusting...

August 2013

August 26, 2013

Fall Back Into School ~ Your Reading List

Fall semester classes start this week, so I thought I’d share the list of books...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Reza Aslan Is Not A Zealot, Jesus Was

You might have already seen Reza Aslan interviewed via any number of media outlets in...

July 22, 2013

The Vocation of a Lutheran College

What does it mean to be a Lutheran college? What does it mean to teach,...

June 2013

June 17, 2013

Vocation Summer Camp

This week I’m spending time in Holland, Michigan, working as part of the Scholarly Resources...